Tel Poran
Tel Poran is a mound in Southern District, Israel and has an elevation of 38 metres. Tel Poran is situated nearby to the village Be’er Ganim, as well as near Nitzanim.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Nitzanim sands and Ashkelon.
Nitzanim sands
Photo: אריאל מדינה, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Nitzanim Sand Dune Nature Reserve is a 21,600 dunam area within the Nitzanim Sands area between Ashdod and Ashkelon on the Southern Coastal Plain of the Israeli Mediterranean Sea coast.
Ashkelon
Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Ashkelon railway station is a railway station that is located in Ashkelon, Israel. It is the southern terminus of the Binyamina–Tel Aviv–Ashkelon and the Ra'anana-Rishon LeZion-Ashkelon suburban lines. Ashkelon is situated 3½ km south of Tel Poran.
Hamama
Ruins
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Hamama was a Palestinian town of over 5,000 inhabitants that was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. It was located 24 kilometers north of Gaza. Hamama is situated 2½ km southwest of Tel Poran.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Be’er Ganim and Nitzanim.
Be’er Ganim
Village
Photo: Meronim, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Be'er Ganim is a community settlement in southern Israel. It falls under the jurisdiction of Hof Ashkelon Regional Council and had a population of 2,704 in 2023.
Nitzanim
Village
Photo: Ori, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nitzanim is a kibbutz in southern Israel. Located between Ashkelon and Ashdod on the Nitzanim dunes, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof Ashkelon Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 751.
Nir Yisra’el
Village
Photo: Meronim, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nir Yisrael is a moshav in southern Israel. Located near Ashkelon, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof Ashkelon Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 870. Nir Yisra’el is situated 3 km southeast of Tel Poran.
Tel Poran
- Type: Mound with an elevation of 38 metres
- Category: landform
- Location: Southern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
31.708° or 31° 42′ 29″ northLongitude
34.61233° or 34° 36′ 44″ eastElevation
38 metres (125 feet)Open location code
8G3PPJ56+5WGeoNames ID
293909
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In Other Languages
“Tel Poran” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “תל פורן”
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