Gan Raveh Regional Council, Rehovot

Name: Gan Raveh Regional Council
Address: Rehovot, Israel

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Gan Raveh Regional Council is a regional council in the Central District of Israel. The council's area of jurisdiction extends to nine settlements: a kibbutz, six moshavim, a yeshuv kehilati and a youth village. In 2017, the total population was 6,026. The council serves Ayanot, Beit Hanan, Beit Oved, Ge'alya, Gan Sorek, Irus, Kfar HaNagid, Neta'im, and Palmachim. 'Gan Raveh' means well-watered garden and these are words in a biblical verse of Isaiah, which are reproduced on the signs of some of the council's villages, including Ayanot. ()

Local name: מועצה אזורית גן רווה Coordinates: 31°55'2"N, 34°46'12"E

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Gan Raveh Regional Council – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Superland, Mausoleum of Abu Huraira, Yavne-Yam, Ness Ziona.

4.5 miN
Amusement, Amusement park
Superland, Rishon LeTzion
115 min walk • Superland is an amusement park in Rishon LeZion, Israel. Superland covers an area of about 19.8 acres and has three roller coasters, three wet and dry facilities, a cablecar, and a bungee jumping...
3.8 miSW
Synagogue
Mausoleum of Abu Huraira, Yavne
97 min walk • The mausoleum of Abu Hurayra, or Rabban Gamaliel's Tomb, is a maqām and synagogue located in HaSanhedrin Park in Yavne, Israel, formerly belonging to the depopulated Palestinian village of Yibna.
4.3 miW
Archaeological site
Yavne-Yam
110 min walk • Yavne-Yam or Minet Rubin is an archaeological site located on Israel's Southern Coastal Plain, about 15 km south of Tel Aviv.
2 miNE
Area
Ness Ziona, Rishon LeTzion
51 min walk • Ness Ziona is a town in central Israel. In 2019 it had a population of 50,351, and its jurisdiction was 15,579 dunams.
4.9 miSE
Town, Area
Kiryat Ekron, Rehovot
126 min walk • Kiryat Ekron or Qiryath Eqron is a town located on the coastal plain in the Central District of Israel. Located immediately south of the city of Rehovot on Highway 411 next to the Bilu Junction, in 2019 it had a population of 11,001.
2.7 miE
Universities and schools
Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot
69 min walk • The Weizmann Institute of Science is a public research university in Rehovot, Israel, established in 1934, 14 years before the State of Israel.
3.9 miS
Bridge
Yibna Bridge, Yavne
100 min walk • The Yibna Bridge is a Mamluk arch bridge near Yibna, which crosses the river Nahal Sorek. It was previously used by Route 410 to Rehovot, and was known as the Jumping Bridge due to a bump in the middle of the bridge which caused cars to jump if speeding.
3.9 miNE
31°57'50"N • 34°48'26"E
Rishon Letzion Museum, Rishon LeTzion
100 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum
4.3 miN
31°58'39"N • 34°45'9"E
Flybox, Rishon LeTzion
110 min walk • Game and entertainment center
4.8 miW
Archaeological site
Mesad Hashavyahu
123 min walk • Meṣad Hashavyahu is an ancient fortress on the border of the ancient Kingdom of Judah facing the Philistine city of Ashdod near the Mediterranean Sea. It lies 1.7 km south of Yavne-Yam and 7 km northwest of Yavne.
3.4 miE
Village, Event space
Havat Allenby, Rehovot
87 min walk • Bir Salim was a Palestinian Arab village in the Ramle Subdistrict of Mandatory Palestine. It was depopulated during the 1947–48 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine on May 9, 1948, by the Givati Brigade. It was located 4 km west of Ramla.