Dorad Power Station

The Dorad power station is a power station in Ashkelon, Israel. It is a combined cycle power station powered by natural gas.

Type: Power station
Description: Power station near Ashkelon, Israel
Also known as: “Dorad power station”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Rutenberg Power Plant and Ni`ilya.

Rutenberg Power Plant

Power station

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The Rutenberg Power Station is a coal-fired power plant situated on the Mediterranean coast in Ashkelon, Israel. Rutenberg Power Plant is situated 1 km south of Dorad Power Station.

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 4 km east of Dorad Power Station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Zikim and Karmia.

Zikim

Village

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Zikim is a kibbutz in southern Israel. Located in the northern Negev desert, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof Ashkelon Regional Council. In 2024, it had a population of 997. Zikim is situated 3 km south of Dorad Power Station.

Karmia

Village

Photo: Dtarad, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Karmia is a kibbutz in southern Israel. Located between Ashkelon and the Gaza Strip, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof Ashkelon Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 730. Karmia is situated 3½ km south of Dorad Power Station.