גת
גת is a ruins in Central District, Israel. גת is situated nearby to the village Gimzo, as well as near Kfar Daniel.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ayalon Cave and Pa’atai Modi’in.
Ayalon Cave
Cave
Photo: חובב אפלולית, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Ayalon Cave is a large limestone cave near Ramla, Israel, with a worldwide unique ecosystem. As photosynthesis is not possible inside the completely dark cave, the food chain that developed inside is solely based on bacteria capable of chemosynthesis: the… Ayalon Cave is situated 1½ km southwest of גת.
Pa’atai Modi’in
Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Paatei Modi'in railway station is the next-to-last station on the Nahariya-Modi'in Israel Railways line, serving the residents of Modi'in. It was opened in September 2007. Pa’atai Modi’in is situated 3 km southeast of גת.
Valley of the Monks
Archaeological site
El-Habs, nicknamed Valley of the Monks is a site of a cave which served Christian monastic chambers, on the channel of the Gimzo Stream. It is situated at the foot of Horbat Zekhariya and together with Horbat Kelah form a complex of archaeological sites in the hills of Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut, in the territory of Ben Shemen Forest. Valley of the Monks is situated 3 km east of גת.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gimzo and Kfar Daniel.
Gimzo
Village
Photo: Avi1111, Public domain.
Gimzo is a religious moshav in central Israel. Located between Lod and Modi'in, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Modi'in Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 1,150.
Kfar Daniel
Village
Photo: Rav, Public domain.
Kfar Daniel is a moshav shitufi in central Israel. Located around four kilometres south-east of Lod and covering 2,900 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Modi'in Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 614.
Kfar Shmuel
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Kfar Shmuel is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Shephelah around six kilometres south of Ramle, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gezer Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 983. Kfar Shmuel is situated 3 km south of גת.
גת
- Type: Ruins
- Category: historic site
- Location: Central District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
31.91707° or 31° 55′ 1″ northLongitude
34.94253° or 34° 56′ 33″ eastOpen location code
8G3PWW8V+R2OpenStreetMap ID
node 11707698486OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruins
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