Gat

Gath or Gat was one of the five cities of the Philistine pentapolis during the Iron Age. It was located in northeastern Philistia, close to the border with Judah.
Wikipedia
Photo: Bukvoed, CC BY 3.0.
  • Type: Locality
  • Description: ancient city and archaeological site mentioned in the Bible and in Akkadian sources
  • Also known as: “Gath” and “Gimtu”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tel Tsafit.

Scenic viewpoint
Tell es-Safi was an Arab Palestinian village, located in the region on the southern banks of Wadi 'Ajjur, 35 kilometers northwest of , which had its Arab population expelled during the 1948 Arab–Israeli war.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kfar Menahem and Luzit.

Village
Photo: Shalomig, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a kibbutz in southern . Located about 7 km east of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Yoav Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 1,342. is situated 3½ km northwest of Gat.

Village
is a moshav in central . Located between and , it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 881. is situated 4 km southeast of Gat.

Village
Photo: יעקב, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Al-'Azi is an Arab village in central . Located just south of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Yoav Regional Council. In 2024, it had a population of 192. is situated 4 km northwest of Gat.

Gat

Latitude
31.70149° or 31° 42′ 5″ north
Longitude
34.85017° or 34° 51′ 1″ east
Open location code
8G3PPV22+H3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 611987391
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
Wiki­data ID
Q1348441
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Gat” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جت”
  • Basque: “Gat”
  • Basque: “Gath”
  • Bulgarian: “Гет”
  • Catalan: “Gat (Israel)”
  • Catalan: “Gat”
  • Chinese: “迦特”
  • Czech: “Gat”
  • Dutch: “Baal Gad”
  • Dutch: “Baäl Gad”
  • Dutch: “Gat (plaats)”
  • Dutch: “Gat”
  • Dutch: “Gath”
  • Dutch: “Tel es-Safi”
  • Dutch: “Tel Zafit”
  • Dutch: “Tell es-Safi”
  • Esperanto: “Gat”
  • French: “Gath”
  • French: “Geth”
  • French: “Tel Zafit”
  • German: “Gat”
  • Greek: “Γαθ”
  • Greek: “Γεθ”
  • Hebrew: “גת פלשתים”
  • Hebrew: “גת”
  • Hebrew: “תל א-צפי”
  • Hebrew: “תל צפית”
  • Hungarian: “Gát (bibliai város)”
  • Hungarian: “Gát”
  • Indonesian: “Gat”
  • Italian: “Gat dei Filistei”
  • Italian: “Gat”
  • Japanese: “ガト”
  • Latin: “Geth”
  • Macedonian: “Гет”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Gat”
  • Norwegian: “Gat”
  • Persian: “جت (شهر)”
  • Persian: “جت”
  • Polish: “Gat”
  • Portuguese: “Gate”
  • Russian: “Гат”
  • Russian: “Геф”
  • Serbian: “Гат”
  • Slovenian: “Gat, Filisteja”
  • Spanish: “Gat”
  • Spanish: “Gath”
  • Swedish: “Gat”
  • Ukrainian: “Ґат”
  • Urdu: “گاتھ (شہر)”
  • Urdu: “گاتھ”

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