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Ge’alya

Ge'alya, sometimes written Galia, is a moshav in central . Located in the and covering 2,000 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of . In 2023 it had a population of 1,052.
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  • Type: Village with 990 residents
  • Description: human settlement in Israel
  • Also known as: “Eltekeh” and “Galia”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Yibna Bridge and Yavne - East.

Bridge
The or Nahr Rubin Bridge is a Mamluk arch bridge near , which crosses the . It was previously used by Route 410 to , and was known as the Jumping Bridge due to a bump in the middle of the bridge which caused cars to jump if speeding.

Railway station
Photo: Shuki, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Yavne–East railway station is one of two railway stations in , . It is on the suburban line Binyamina/––/. Yavne East was opened in 1992 and was fully rebuilt in 2009. is situated 3½ km southwest of Ge’alya.

Railway station
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Yavne–West railway station is a passenger railway station in , and is one of two railway stations in the city. The station is located between the Rishon LeZion Moshe Dayan railway station to the north and the Ashdod railway station to the south. is situated 3½ km west of Ge’alya.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kfar HaNagid and Yavne.

Village
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is a moshav in central . Located in the around 20 km south of and north of , it falls under the jurisdiction of . In 2023 it had a population of 971.

Town
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is a city in the of . In 2023 it had a population of 57,725. Modern was established in 1949. It is located near the ruins of the ancient town of Yibna, later the village of , and today the archeological site of Tel . is situated 3 km west of Ge’alya.

Village
Photo: Meronim, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, also known as Gan Shlomo, is a kibbutz in central . Located in the near , it falls under the jurisdiction of Brenner Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 627. is situated 3 km east of Ge’alya.

Ge’alya

Latitude
31.88432° or 31° 53′ 4″ north
Longitude
34.76688° or 34° 46′ 1″ east
Population
990
Elevation
28 metres (92 feet)
Open location code
8G3PVQM8+PQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 274759499
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­residential
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
295065
Wiki­data ID
Q2776793
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In Other Languages

From Czech to Turkish—“Ge’alya” goes by many names.
  • Czech: “Ge’alja”
  • Czech: “Ge’alya”
  • Czech: “Gealja”
  • Czech: “Gealya”
  • French: “Ge’alya”
  • Hebrew: “גאליה”
  • Hebrew: “גְּאַלְיָה”
  • Hungarian: “Altaku”
  • Hungarian: “Elteke”
  • Indonesian: “Ge’alya”
  • Irish: “Ge’alya”
  • Japanese: “エルテケ”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Ge’alya”
  • Polish: “Ge’alja”
  • Polish: “Ge’alya”
  • Russian: “Геалия”
  • Turkish: “Ge’alya”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Ge’alya”. Photo: Gessis777, CC BY-SA 4.0.