Givatayim Observatory

The Givatayim Observatory is a public observatory that was founded in 1968 by the Israeli Astronomical Association and the municipality.
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  • Type: Observatory
  • Description: observatory
  • Address: 66 המרי, גבעתיים

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include HaAliya HaShniya Garden and Givatayim Mall.

Park
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is an in Israel, located on the Kozlovsky Hill in . Its summit overlooks the Tel Aviv Metropolitan Area. The park, which is named after the Second Aliyah, is administered by Givatayim Municipality and is one of the oldest gardens in Israel.

Shopping center
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is a shopping center, which is situated 590 metres southwest of Givatayim Observatory.

Arts center
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School for the Performing Arts, and Theater is a school of acting and theatre arts, located in the city of , , founded and contributed in 1950 by the Klier family and is named after Zvi Klier, who fell in the War of Independence. is situated 1¼ km northeast of Givatayim Observatory.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kozlovsky Hill and Giv‘atayim.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Town
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Givatayim is a city in east of . It is part of the Gush Dan metropolitan area. Givatayim was established in 1922 by pioneers of the Second Aliyah.

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is a city in , to the immediate east of , which almost acts as an extension of it. is an eclectic town famous for many things totally unrelated to each other, including diamonds, football, malls, chocolates, Iraqi restaurants, a religious university, and an open-space African safari with lions.

Givatayim Observatory

Latitude
32.06971° or 32° 4′ 11″ north
Longitude
34.8152° or 34° 48′ 55″ east
Open location code
8G4P3R98+V3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 80391759
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­observatory
Wiki­data ID
Q842382
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Satellite Map

Discover Givatayim Observatory from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Urdu—“Givatayim Observatory” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Givatayim Observatorium”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مرصد جفعتايم”
  • German: “Sternwarte Givatayim”
  • Hebrew: “מצפה הכוכבים בגבעתיים”
  • Hebrew: “מצפה הכוכבים גבעתיים”
  • Japanese: “ギバタイム天文台”
  • Russian: “Астрономическая обсерватория в Гиватаиме”
  • Ukrainian: “Гіватаїмська обсерваторія”
  • Urdu: “گیواتایم رصدگاہ”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include היכל עמישדי and Kozlovsky Hill.

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