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Delve into Lakhish in Israel

Lakhish in the region of Southern District is a city in Israel - some 310 mi or ( 498 km ) South-East of Jerusalem , the country's capital .

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Current time in Lakhish is now 02:36 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Jerusalem " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Nicosia, Damascus, Amman, Tyre, and Beirut. While being here, make sure to check out Nicosia . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Lakhish ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Lakhish Regional Council

Lakhish Regional Council is a regional council in the South District of Israel. It surrounds the ancient city of Lakhish and the modern city of Kiryat Gat. It was founded in 1955. Today it includes 15 moshavim and one village, as listed below. As of 2008, three new communities are being built in eastern Lakhish, and some old communities are being expanded. Rabbis Shabtai Ben Hayyim and Ya'akov Alkabetz serve as rabbis of the council.

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Located at 31.57 34.85 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Lakhish Regional Council, Regional councils in Israel

Highway 35 (Israel)

Highway 35 is a highway in south-central Israel. It runs roughly from west to east. It begins in Ashkelon, passes through the Lakhish region and Kiryat Gat, crosses the Green Line and terminates at a junction with Highway 60 near Hebron. Highway 35 is 58 km long. The road follows the "Lachish Road", an ancient east-west trade route connecting the Via Maris and the Way of the Patriarchs

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Located at 31.59 34.84 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Roads in Israel

Maresha

Tel Maresha, also Marissa, is an antiquity site in Israel's southern lowlands. The tel was first excavated by the British archaeologists Bliss and Macalister on behalf of the Palestine Exploration Fund. The majority of the artifacts are to be found today in the Museum of Archaeology in Istanbul.

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Located at 31.59 34.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Ancient Israel and Judah, Archaeological sites in Israel, Edom, Former populated places in Southwest Asia, Hasmoneans, National parks of Israel

Railway to Beersheba

The Railway to Beersheba is the common name for the railroad which currently stretches from central Israel to the Zin Factories in southern Israel, with a spur to the Be'er Sheva Center Railway Station and branch lines to Ramat Hovav, the Arad phosphate mines and factories in Tzefa, and a future connection to the Ashkelon-Beersheba railway.

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Located at 31.54 34.78 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Metre gauge railways, Railway lines in Israel, Railway lines opened in 1915, Standard gauge railways in Israel

Beit Guvrin National Park

Beit Guvrin-Maresha National Park is a national park in central Israel, 13 kilometers from Kiryat Gat, encompassing the ruins of Maresha, one of the important towns of Judah during the time of the First Temple, and Beit Guvrin, an important town in the Roman era, when it was known as Eleutheropolis. Archaeological artifacts unearthed at the site include a large Jewish cemetery, a Roman-Byzantine amphitheater, a Byzantine church, public baths, mosaics and burial caves.

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Located at 31.60 34.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: National parks of Israel