Tel Poran
Tel Poran is an archaeological site in Southern District, Israel. Tel Poran is situated nearby to the village Be’er Ganim, as well as near Nitzanim.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Nitzanim sands and Hamama.
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. Nitzanim sands is situated 2 km northwest of Tel Poran.
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. Hamama is situated 2½ km southwest of Tel Poran.
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 3½ km south of Tel Poran.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Be’er Ganim and Nitzanim.
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.
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.
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 Tel Poran.
Tel Poran
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Southern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
31.70795° or 31° 42′ 29″ northLongitude
34.6121° or 34° 36′ 44″ eastOpen location code
8G3PPJ56+5ROpenStreetMap ID
node 278473361OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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In Other Languages
“Tel Poran” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “תל פורן”
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