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Gan Or

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Gan Or (Hebrew: גַּן אוֹר, lit. Garden of Light) was an Israeli settlement located in the Gush Katif settlement bloc and evacuated in Israel's disengagement of 2005. On the day of its evacuation 52 families, over 320 people, lived there.

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Gan Or
Gush Katif, Khan Yunis Khan Yunis Camp

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N 31.336666666667 ° E 34.259444444444 °
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גן אור

Gush Katif
Khan Yunis, Khan Yunis Camp
Palestinian Territories
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