Middle East
Israel
Southern District

Albert Weiss Forest

Albert Weiss Forest is a forest in , . Albert Weiss Forest is situated nearby to the village , as well as near .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Tel Erani and Kiryat Gat.

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.

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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is an archaeological tell in the , or lowlands, of , about 30 km east of . The site had previously been known as the Arab village of Zayta; its population was moved 1.5 km north during the period of Mandatory Palestine, and depopulated by Israel’s Givati Brigade in 1948.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kiryat Gat and Gath.

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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Gat is a kibbutz in southern . Located near , it falls under the jurisdiction of Yoav Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 941.

Village
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is a moshav in south-central . Located in Hevel Lakhish, about three kilometres east of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Lakhish Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 678.

Albert Weiss Forest

Latitude
31.6202° or 31° 37′ 13″ north
Longitude
34.7914° or 34° 47′ 29″ east
Open location code
8G3PJQCR+3H
Open­Street­Map ID
way 119855870
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­forest
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In Other Languages

From French to Hebrew—“Albert Weiss Forest” goes by many names.
  • French: “Forêt Albert Weiss”
  • Hebrew: “יער על שם הפרופ‘ ד’ר אלברט וייס”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Gat and Sde Moshe.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include מאגר גת and Kiryat Gat Cemetery.

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