Gea
Gea is a village in Southern District, Israel. Gea is situated nearby to the village Beit Shikma, as well as near Talmei Yaffe.Places of Interest
Highlights include Ni`ilya and Beit Jirja.
Ni`ilya
Ruins
Ni'ilya was a Palestinian village in the Gaza Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War on November 4, 1948, under Operation Yo'av. Ni`ilya is situated 3½ km northwest of Gea.
Beit Jirja
Ruins
Bayt Jirja or Beit Jerja was a Palestinian Arab village 15.5 km Northeast of Gaza. In 1931 the village consisted of 115 houses. It was overrun by Israeli forces during operation Yo'av in the 1948 Arab-Israeli war. Beit Jirja is situated 3½ km southwest of Gea.
Gvar’am Amphitheater
Theater building
Photo: צביקרי, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gvar’am Amphitheater is a theater building, which is situated 3½ km south of Gea.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ge’a and Beit Shikma.
Ge’a
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ge'a is a moshav in southern Israel. Located three kilometres south-east of Ashkelon near Beit Shikma and Talmei Yafeh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof Ashkelon Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 771.
Beit Shikma
Village
Beit Shikma 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 891.
Talmei Yaffe
Village
Photo: Dannychn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Talmei Yaffe is a moshav shitufi in southern Israel. Located near Ashkelon, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof Ashkelon Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 668.
Gea
- Type: Village
- Also known as: “Al Jiya” and “El Jiye”
- Category: locality
- Location: Southern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.62756° or 31° 37′ 39″ northLongitude
34.60242° or 34° 36′ 9″ eastOpen location code
8G3PJJH2+2XOpenStreetMap ID
node 278477147OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
“Gea” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “גיאה”
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