Gan Or
Gan Or is a neighborhood in Southern District, Israel. Gan Or is situated nearby to the village Be’er Ganim, as well as near the neighborhood Netzer Hazani.Places of Interest
Highlights include Hamama and Ashkelon.
Hamama
Ruins
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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.
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 3 km south of Gan Or.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Be’er Ganim and Nir Yisra’el.
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 2,890 in 2024.
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 2024 it had a population of 874. Nir Yisra’el is situated 3 km southeast of Gan Or.
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 2024 it had a population of 801. Nitzanim is situated 3 km northeast of Gan Or.
Gan Or
- Type: Neighborhood
- Category: locality
- Location: Southern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.70055° or 31° 42′ 2″ northLongitude
34.60798° or 34° 36′ 29″ eastOpen location code
8G3PPJ25+65OpenStreetMap ID
node 2373547782OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Hebrew—“Gan Or” goes by many names.
- French: “Gan Or”
- Hebrew: “גן אור”
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