Wadi Gaza

Wadi Gaza and Besor Stream are parts of a river system in the in and the region of . Wadi Gaza is a that divides the northern and southern ends of the Gaza Strip, whose major tributary is Besor Stream.
  • Wadi
  • …lies at an elevation of 445 metres (1,460 feet)
  • Description: wadi in southern Israel and Palestine
  • Also known as
    “Besor River”
    “Naẖal Besor”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ben Gurion’s Desert Home.
Ben-Gurion's hut was the retirement home of Israeli… is situated 3½ km southeast of Wadi Gaza.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sde Boker and Midreshet Ben-Gurion.
is a kibbutz in the central , most…
Yoavd, Public domain.
, also known as Midreshet Sde… is situated 4½ km southeast of Wadi Gaza.
is a religious community settlement in southern Israel. is situated 7 km east of Wadi Gaza.

Wadi Gaza

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Latitude
30.88639° or 30° 53′ 11″ north
Longitude
34.755° or 34° 45′ 18″ east
Open location code
8G2PVQP3+HX
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Wadi Gaza” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “وادي غزة”
  • Basque: “Besor”
  • Catalan: “Bessor”
  • Catalan: “Nahal Besor”
  • Cebuano: “Naẖal Besor”
  • Chinese: “加沙干河”
  • Chinese: “加沙河”
  • Chuvash: “Бесор”
  • Czech: “Nachal Besor”
  • Czech: “Nachal ha-Besor”
  • Czech: “Nahal Besor”
  • Danish: “HaBesor”
  • Finnish: “Wadi Gaza”
  • French: “Bésor”
  • French: “Wadi Gaza”
  • Galician: “río Bessor”
  • German: “Besor”
  • German: “HaBesor”
  • German: “Naẖal Besor”
  • German: “Wadi Gaza”
  • Greek: “Βεσόρ”
  • Hebrew: “נחל בשור”
  • Hebrew: “נחל הבשור”
  • Indonesian: “Sungai Besor”
  • Japanese: “ベソルのワジ”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Wadi Gaza”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “HaBesorelva”
  • Norwegian: “Wadi Gaza”
  • Persian: “وادی غزه”
  • Russian: “Бесор”
  • Spanish: “Río Gaza”
  • Spanish: “Rio Habesor”
  • Spanish: “wadi Gaza”
  • Spanish: “Wadi Gaza”
  • Turkish: “Gazze Vadisi”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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