Kfar Yam

Kfar Yam
כפר ים
Kfar Yam
Coordinates: 31°21′09″N 34°15′31″E / 31.35250°N 34.25861°E / 31.35250; 34.25861Coordinates: 31°21′09″N 34°15′31″E / 31.35250°N 34.25861°E / 31.35250; 34.25861
Founded 1983

Kfar Yam (Hebrew: כפר ים) was a small outpost and one of the Gaza Strip Israeli Settlements abandoned in Israel's 2005 disengagement plan.

History

Kfar Yam was a non-religious community established in 1983, and had a population of 10 (4 families).[1] The community was established on abandoned land which used to be a holiday village for officers of the occupying Egyptian Army.[2]

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