Erez

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Erez ארז‎ إيرز‎
Kibbutz
Erez in early 1949
Erez Show map of Ashkelon region of Israel Erez Show map of Israel
Coordinates: 31°33′36″N 34°33′58″E / 31.56000°N 34.56611°E / 31.56000; 34.56611
Country	Israel
District	Southern
Council	Shaʽar HaNegev
Affiliation	Kibbutz Movement
Founded	1949 (original location) 1950 (current location)
Founded by	Noar HaOved
Population  (2022)[1]	616
Website	www.erez.org.il

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.

The kibbutz was founded in 1949 and moved to its current location in 1950. 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.