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Qiryat Gat in the region of Southern District with its 47,450 habitants is a place located in Israel - some 304 mi or ( 490 km ) South-East of Jerusalem , the country's capital .

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Local time in Qiryat Gat is now 11:06 AM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Jerusalem " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Nicosia, Damascus, Amman, Tyre, and Beirut. When in this area, you might want to check out Nicosia . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Qiryat Gat ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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SAREL VOLUNTEERS AND THE IDF GIRLS

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Nablus City

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Иерухам - Мамшит через Большой Кратер (Махтеш ха-Гадоль)

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11.04.2008 Mountain bike trail. Israel. Велопоходы по Израилю. Центральный Негев, Израиль. Фотографии: www.is-israel.com ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Kiryat Gat Railway Station

Kiryat Gat Railway Station is a station on the Israel Railways lines between Tel Aviv (and points north) and Be'er Sheva, serving Kiryat Gat. It is located in the industrial zone in the east of Kiryat Gat. The station was first opened in July 1960, but was closed from 1979 to 1997. In December 2006 the station served a daily average of 1850 passengers.

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Located at 31.60 34.78 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Railway stations closed in 1979, Railway stations in Israel, Railway stations opened in 1960, Railway stations opened in 1997

Uza, Israel

Uza is a religious moshav in southern Israel. Located in Hevel Lakhish around two kilometres south of Kiryat Gat and covering 1,000 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Shafir Regional Council. In 2006, it had a population of 463. The village was established in 1950. Biblical "name taken from passage "Summon the might, O God, show the strength, O God, thou who hast wrought for us" ."

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Located at 31.59 34.76 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Moshavim, Populated places established in 1950, Religious Israeli communities

Menuha

Menuha is a moshav in south-central Israel, a few km north of Kiryat Gat and south of Kiryat Malakhi. It belongs to the Lakhish Regional Council. It was founded in 1953 by immigrants to Israel from Kurdistan and Iraq. This community, along with the neighboring Nahla, are named after "Biblical passage "Blessed be the Lord who has given rest to his people Israel ... " and for the Menuha VeNahala organization that founded Rehovot. Menuha means "rest" or "ease" in Hebrew.

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Located at 31.66 34.78 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Moshavim, Populated places established in 1953

Hevel Lakhish

Hevel Lakhish is an area of south-central Israel. Part of the southern Shephelah, it is located between the Judean Mountains and the Mediterranean Sea and is named after the Biblical city of Lachish. Before the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, three kibbutzim were founded in the area - Gal On, Gat and Negba. Between 1955 and 1961 twenty more settlements were established. The area is covered by three regional councils - Lakhish, Shafir and Yoav - and one city council, Kiryat Gat.

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Located at 31.63 34.71 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Regions of Israel

Nehora

Nehora is a moshav (village) in the southern Israeli Coastal Plain about 5 km west Kiryat Gat in south-central Israel. It belongs to the Lakhish Regional Council. It is located just east of Route 352, across the road from Noga. Nehora was founded in 1955 as part of the program to inhabit Hevel Lakhish and was intended to serve as a center of services for surrounding communities. A shopping center, regional school and the offices of the Lakhish Regional Council are located there.

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Located at 31.62 34.70 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Moshavim, Populated places established in 1955

Historical Weather

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