Erez (Hebrew: אֶרֶז, lit. 'cedar') is a kibbutz in southwestern Israel. Located just 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) north of the Gaza Strip, it is the namesake of the nearby Erez Crossing.

Erez ארז‎ إيرز‎
Kibbutz
Erez in early 1949
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Coordinates: 31°33′36″N 34°33′58″E
Country	Israel
District	Southern
Council	Shaʽar HaNegev
Affiliation	Kibbutz Movement
Founded	1949 (original location) 1950 (current location)
Founded by	Noar HaOved
Population  (2019)[1]	558
Website	www.erez.org.il

The kibbutz was founded in 1949 and moved to its current location in 1950, where it was built at the site of the depopulated Palestinian Arab village of Dimra. In 2019, it had a population of 558.[1]

Located in the northwestern Negev around 18 kilometres (11 mi) south of the coastal city of Ashkelon, it falls under the jurisdiction of the Shaʽar HaNegev Regional Council.

History

Erez is named after the first group that settled the kibbutz, who were members of the Noar HaOved from Petah Tikva. They originally settled in the area of Or HaNer in 1949;^{[citation needed]} however, in 1950, they were resettled in its current location at the site of Dimra, a former Arab village of British Palestine.[2]

Economy

The kibbutz has three main industries: agriculture (arable and fruit farming as well as animal husbandry), manufacturing (Erez Thermoplastics Products manufactures plastic-covered materials), and research and development.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• Erez Crossing, a border crossing point between Israel and the Palestinian Gaza Strip

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Erez.

External links

• Official website (in Hebrew)

На других языках

[de] Erez

[ru] Эрез (кибуц)