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Erez (, ) is a kibbutz in southwestern Israel. Located just north of the Gaza Strip, it is the namesake of the nearby Erez Crossing.

Key facts

Israel village.name
Erez
Israel village.image
Erez ii.jpg
Israel village.imgsize
200
Israel village.caption
Erez in early 1949
Israel village.founded
1949 (original location)1950 (current location)
Israel village.founded_by
Noar HaOved Members
Israel village.district
south
Israel village.council
Shaʽar HaNegev
Israel village.affiliation
Kibbutz Movement
Israel village.pushpin_map
Israel ashkelon#Israel
Israel village.pushpin_mapsize
250
Israel village.settlement_type
Kibbutz
Israel village.pushpin_label_position
right

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
kibbutz
Official name
ארז
Country
Israel
Population
487
Area
15
Elevation
39
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Official website
www.erez.org.il
Image
An old watch tower in Kibbutz Erez.JPG
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Commons category
Erez
inception
1949-01-01
native label
ארז
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Encyclopedic overview

8 sections
Contents
  • History
  • 1948 Arab-Israeli war
  • 2023 Hamas attack
  • Economy
  • Notable people
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Erez (, ) is a kibbutz in southwestern Israel. Located just north of the Gaza Strip, it is the namesake of the nearby Erez Crossing.

The kibbutz was founded in 1949 and moved to its current location in 1950. In 2019, it had a population of 558.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Erez” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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