The Armistice Commission building
The Armistice Commission building is a building in Southern District, Israel. The Armistice Commission building is situated nearby to the monument Black Arrow, as well as near the scenic viewpoint תצפית ע’ש סופפו (סעדיה אלקיים).Photo: Danny Gershoni, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Shayshal2, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Building
- Description: Two houses hosted the Egyptian-Israeli Armistice Commission: The first from the end of the 1948 Arab-Israeli war until November 1955 in the demilitarized zone of Uja al-Hafir. The second, at the 95th kilometer on the Mefalsim-Gaza road
- Also known as: “Armistice House” and “Armistice houses”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Black Arrow and Assaf Siboni lookout.
Assaf Siboni lookout
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Lironmarch, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Assaf Siboni lookout is a scenic viewpoint, which is situated 1½ km northeast of The Armistice Commission building.
Sderot
Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Sderot railway station is a railway station located near the southern entrance to Sderot, Israel. It is situated on the Ashkelon–Beersheba railway. Sderot is situated 3 km east of The Armistice Commission building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mefalsim and Nir Am.
Mefalsim
Village
Photo: Rikmal, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mefalsim is a kibbutz in southern Israel. Located near the western Negev city of Sderot and the Gaza Strip, and covering 11,000 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 949.
Nir Am
Village
Kfar Aza
Village
Photo: Deror avi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kfar Aza is a kibbutz in southern Israel. Located between Netivot and Sderot around five kilometres east of Gaza, it falls under the jurisdiction of Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Council. In 2024, it had a population of 964. Kfar Aza is situated 3 km southwest of The Armistice Commission building.
The Armistice Commission building
- Category: heritage site
- Location: Southern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
31.50645° or 31° 30′ 23″ northLongitude
34.55355° or 34° 33′ 13″ eastOpen location code
8G3PGH43+HCOpenStreetMap ID
way 755102830OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q6769689
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In Other Languages
“The Armistice Commission building” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “בית שביתת הנשק”
- Hebrew: “בתי שביתת הנשק”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include תצפית ע’ש סופפו (סעדיה אלקיים) and Nizmit Outpost.
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