Kiryat Gat

Kiryat Gat is a town in , and has about 57,100 residents. Kiryat Gat is situated nearby to the neighborhood , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kiryat Gat and Tel Erani.

Railway station
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The railway station is an Israel Railways station in , situated on the Railway to Beersheba. It is located in the industrial zone in the east of .

Archaeological site
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or Tell esh-Sheikh Ahmed el-ʿAreini is a multi-period archaeological site on the outskirts of in the of . It is also known by the name ʻIrâq el-Menshiyeh, although thought to have borne the original Arabic name of Menshiyet es-Saḥalīn.

Ruins
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al-Faluja was a Palestinian Arab village in the British Mandate for Palestine, located 30 kilometers northeast of . Al-Faluja absorbed settlers from various areas, including . is situated 2½ km northwest of Kiryat Gat.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kiryat Gat and Uza.

Town
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also spelled Qiryat Gat, is a city in the of . It lies 56 km south of , 43 km north of , and 68 km west southwest of .

Village
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is a religious moshav in southern . Located in Hevel Lakhish around two kilometres south of and covering 1,000 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Shafir Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 457.

Village
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Gat is a kibbutz in southern . Located near , it falls under the jurisdiction of Yoav Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 946. is situated 3 km northeast of Kiryat Gat.

Kiryat Gat

Latitude
31.6094° or 31° 36′ 34″ north
Longitude
34.7712° or 34° 46′ 16″ east
Population
57,100
Open location code
8G3PJQ5C+QF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 275547482
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Kiryat Gat” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كريات جات”
  • Armenian: “Կիրյաթ Գաթ”
  • Basque: “Kiryat Gat”
  • Czech: “Kirjat Gat”
  • Dutch: “Kirjat Gat”
  • French: “Kiryat Gat”
  • German: “Kirjat Gat”
  • Hebrew: “קריית גת”
  • Hindi: “किर्यात गात”
  • Lithuanian: “Kirjat Gatas”
  • Portuguese: “Qiryat Gat”
  • Russian: “Кирьят-Гат”
  • Spanish: “Kiryat Gat”
  • Swedish: “Qiryat Gat”
  • Ukrainian: “Кір’ят-Гат”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Kiryat Gat Central Bus Station and Kiryat Gat police station.

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