Gan Yavne

Gan-Yavne is a town in , located adjacent to the city of . Gan Yavne was founded in 1931 and achieved local council status in 1950.
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Wikipedia
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  • Type: Town with 23,900 residents
  • Description: town in central Israel
  • Also known as: “Gan Yavneh” and “Gan-Yavne”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hatzor Airbase and Kerem B’Yavneh.

Aerodrome
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, also titled Kanaf 4 is an Israeli Air Force base, located in central near kibbutz after which it is named. It has three runways, each just under 2.5 kilometers long. is situated 4 km southeast of Gan Yavne.

College
Photo: KatzinDavid, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Yeshivat Kerem B'Yavne is a major yeshiva in southern Israel. Located near the city of and adjacent to , it falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Yavne Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 520. is situated 3½ km northeast of Gan Yavne.

Bridge
Photo: Shamir.nonstop, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a site at the eastern entrance to the city of , Israel, where three bridges cross the . is situated 3½ km west of Gan Yavne.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gan HaDarom and Hatzor.

Village
Photo: Ranbar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a moshav in southern . Located on the near , it falls under the jurisdiction of Gederot Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 658.

Village
, officially Ashdod, is a kibbutz in southern . Located near , it falls under the jurisdiction of Be'er Tuvia Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 962.

Village
Photo: Yaakov2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a moshav in south-central . Located near , it falls under the jurisdiction of Be'er Tuvia Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 2,224. is situated 2½ km southwest of Gan Yavne.

Gan Yavne

Latitude
31.78778° or 31° 47′ 16″ north
Longitude
34.70557° or 34° 42′ 20″ east
Population
23,900
Elevation
52 metres (171 feet)
United Nations Location Code
IL GYV
Open location code
8G3PQPQ4+46
Open­Street­Map ID
way 34888958
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­residential
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
295080
Wiki­data ID
Q924849
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Gan Yavne” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جان يفني”
  • Arabic: “غان يفني”
  • Belarusian: “Ган-Яўнэ”
  • Catalan: “Gan-Yavne”
  • Cebuano: “Gan Yavne”
  • Chinese: “甘亚夫内”
  • Czech: “Gan Javne”
  • Dutch: “Gan Yavne”
  • Esperanto: “Gan Javne”
  • Finnish: “Gan Yavne”
  • French: “Gan Yavné”
  • German: “Gan Jawne”
  • Hebrew: “גן יבנה”
  • Hebrew: “גן-יבנה”
  • Hungarian: “Gan Yavne”
  • Japanese: “ガン・ヤヴネ”
  • Moksha: “Ган-Явнэ”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Gan Yavne”
  • Persian: “غن عونه”
  • Polish: “Gan Javne”
  • Polish: “Gan Jawne”
  • Russian: “Ган-Явне”
  • Scots: “Gan Yavne”
  • Spanish: “Gan-Yavne”
  • Swedish: “Gan Yavne”
  • Ukrainian: “Ґан-Явне”

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