Gedera
Gedera, less commonly known as Gdera, is a town in the southern part of the Shfela region in the Central District of Israel founded in 1884. It is 13 kilometres south of Rehovot. In 2024 it had a population of 31,389.Places of Interest
Highlights include Hertzfeld Geriatric Hospital and Sculpture Garden.
Yeshurun Synagogue
Synagogue
The Yeshurun Central Synagogue is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located on Biluim Street, in Gedera, Israel. It was the first synagogue to be built in the town, completed during the time of the Biluim, forerunners of the kibbutz movement 1882 from the Russian Empire.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kidron and Meishar.
Kidron
Village
Photo: Meronim, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kidron is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Shephelah just east of Gedera, and near the Tel Nof Airbase, it falls under the jurisdiction of Brenner Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 1,732.
Meishar
Village
Photo: Amit A., Public domain.
Meishar is a moshav in south-central Israel. Located in the coastal plain near Gedera, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gederot Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 755. Meishar is situated 2½ km west of Gedera.
Gedera
- Type: Town
- Categories: residential area and locality
- Location: Central District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.81129° or 31° 48′ 41″ northLongitude
34.77938° or 34° 46′ 46″ eastOpen location code
8G3PRQ6H+GQOpenStreetMap ID
way 61589299OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residentialOpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Russian—“Gedera” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “غديرا”
- Czech: “Gedera”
- French: “Gedera”
- Hebrew: “גדרה”
- Russian: “Гедера”
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