Erez
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 | |
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 Erez in early 1949 | |
  Erez  Erez | |
| 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 (2021)[1] | 608 |
| Website | www |
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; 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.
See also
- Erez Crossing, a border crossing point between Israel and the Palestinian Gaza Strip
References
- "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
- Khalidi, Walid (1992), All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948, Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies, p. 94, ISBN 0-88728-224-5