Mausoleum of Abu Huraira, Yavne

Name: Mausoleum of Abu Huraira
Address: Yavne, Israel

#1 among attractions in Yavne

Top attraction, Synagogue

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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. It has been described as "one of the finest domed mausoleums in Palestine." ()

Coordinates: 31°52'3"N, 34°44'36"E

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Mausoleum of Abu Huraira – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Yavne-Yam, Ness Ziona, Kiryat Ekron, Weizmann Institute of Science.

4.8 miNW
Archaeological site
Yavne-Yam
124 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.
5.5 miNE
Area
Ness Ziona, Rishon LeTzion
139 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.
4.6 miE
Town, Area
Kiryat Ekron, Rehovot
118 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.
5 miNE
Universities and schools
Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot
129 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.
~1350 ftSE
Bridge
Yibna Bridge, Yavne
7 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.
4.2 miNW
Archaeological site
Mesad Hashavyahu
108 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.
4 miSE
Town
Gedera
103 min walk • Gedera, or 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 2019, it had a population of 28,313.
6.4 miNE
Village, Event space
Havat Allenby, Rehovot
163 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.
5.7 miE
31°51'10"N • 34°50'19"E
The old well, Mazkeret Batya
145 min walk • Memorial
3.8 miNE
Sport, Arenas and stadiums, Sport venue
Ness Ziona Stadium, Rishon LeTzion
97 min walk • The Ness Ziona Stadium, is a football stadium in Ness Ziona, Israel. Aside from being the stadium of local side, Sektzia Nes Tziona, it recently hosted the Israel national under-19 football team in its bid to qualify for the under-19 European championship.
6.8 miSW
Sport, Sport venue
Yud-Alef Stadium, Ashdod
174 min walk • The Yud-Alef Stadium is a football stadium in Ashdod, Israel, that was built for local football sides Maccabi Ashdod, Beitar Ashdod and Hapoel Ashdod.

Mausoleum of Abu Huraira, Yavne

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Mausoleum of Abu Huraira – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)