Ganei Ayalon

Ganei Ayalon is a neighborhood in Central District, Israel. Ganei Ayalon is situated nearby to the neighborhood לוד הצעירה, as well as near the village Ahisamakh.

Type: Neighborhood
Description: neighborhood in Lod, Israel
Also known as: “Ganey Ayalon”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ayalon Prison and Church of Saint George.

Ayalon Prison

Prison

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Ayalon Prison, formerly known as Ramla Prison, is a maximum-security prison located in Ramla, Israel. It is managed by the Israel Prison Service. The prison was opened in 1950, and was built in the style of the Tegart forts from the British Mandate era.

Church of Saint George

Church

Photo: Bukvoed, CC BY 3.0.

The Church of Saint George is a Greek Orthodox church, located in the city of Lod, Israel. The church contains a sarcophagus venerated as the tomb of the fourth-century Christian martyr Saint George.

Ramleh War Cemetery

Cemetery

Photo: Prokurator11, Public domain.

Ramleh Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery and Memorial to the Missing is for personnel of both World Wars and the period of Mandatory Palestine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ahisamakh and Lod.

Ahisamakh

Village

Photo: Idobi, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Ahisamakh is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Shephelah, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Modi'in Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 1,399.

Lod

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Lod, also known as Lydda and Lidd, is a city 15 km southeast of Tel Aviv and 40 km northwest of Jerusalem in the Central District of Israel. It is situated between the lower Shephelah on the east and the coastal plain on the west.