Yarkon River Mouth Lighthouse

Reading Light, also known as Tell Qudadi Light, HaYarkon Light, Auja Light and Tel Aviv Light, is an inactive lighthouse in Tel Aviv, Israel. It is located near the beach on the north side of the estuary, on the foot of the Tel Aviv south breakwater, next to the and the buildings area.
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  • Type: Lighthouse
  • Description: lighthouse in Israel
  • Also known as: “Hayarkon Light”, “Reading Light”, “Reading Lighthouse”, “Tel Aviv Light”, “Tel Kudadi Light”, “מגדלור רדינג‎”, and “מגדלור רידינג”
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Reading Power Station and Levant Fair.

Power station
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is a natural gas fueled thermal power station supplying electrical power to the in central . It is in the northwestern part of the city at the mouth of the . is situated 250 metres northeast of Yarkon River Mouth Lighthouse.

Commercial area
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The was an international trade fair held in during the 1920s and 1930s. is situated 450 metres south of Yarkon River Mouth Lighthouse.

Museum
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The is a historical and archaeological museum in the neighborhood of , . , established in 1953 as the Haaretz Museum, has a large display of archaeological, anthropological and historical artifacts organized in a series of exhibition pavilions on its grounds. is situated 2 km east of Yarkon River Mouth Lighthouse.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kochav HaTsafon and Tokhnit Lamed.

Suburb
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Kokhav HaTzafon is a residential neighborhood in northwestern , .

Suburb
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Lamed, also , is a residential neighborhood of , . It is located in the northwestern part of the city. In 2012, Lamed's population was 5,370, and its area was 873 dunams, of which about 254 dunams were built up.

Suburb
Alef or HaYeruka, and originally plainly , is a neighborhood in northwest , Israel. is bordered by Einstein Street in the north, Chaim Levanon Street to the east and south, and Namir Road in the west.

Yarkon River Mouth Lighthouse

Latitude
32.10353° or 32° 6′ 13″ north
Longitude
34.77707° or 34° 46′ 37″ east
Levels
4
Height
17 metres (56 feet)
Open location code
8G4P4Q3G+CR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 560065218
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­lighthouse
Wiki­data ID
Q7300523
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Hebrew—“Yarkon River Mouth Lighthouse” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “雷丁燈塔”
  • Czech: “Maják Reading”
  • French: “phare Reading”
  • French: “Phare Reading”
  • German: “Leuchtturm Reading”
  • Hebrew: “מגדלור שפך הירקון”
  • Hebrew: “מגדלור תל אביב”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Yarkon River Mouth Lighthouse and Tel Kudadi.

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