Qaryat Jawārīsh
District of Ramla
Central District - Israel

Weizmann Institute of Science

The Weizmann Institute of Science is a public research university in Rehovot, Israel. It differs from other Israeli universities in that it offers only graduate and post-graduate studies in the sciences. It is one of the world’s leading multidisciplinary research centers, with around 2,500 scientists, postdoctoral fellows, Ph.D. and M. Sc. students, and scientific, technical, and administrative staff working at the Institute.

Located at 31.9075, 34.8092 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Rehovot, Educational institutions established in 1933, Multidisciplinary research institutes, Rehovot, Research institutes in Israel, Technical universities and colleges, Universities in Israel, Weizmann Institute of Science

Central District (Israel)

The Central District of Israel is one of six administrative districts, including most of the Sharon region. The district capital is Ramla. It is further divided into 4 sub-districts: Petah Tikva, Ramla, Sharon and Rehovot. The district's largest city is Rishon LeZion. Its population as of 2008 was 1,730,500.

Located at 31.9333, 34.8667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Central District (Israel)

De Shalit High School

De Shalit High School is a high school and two sister junior high schools located in the city Rehovot, in Israel. It is named after the physicist Amos de-Shalit (1926–1969). The school has around 2000 students. The pupils in the high school may choose two major subjects out of the following: chemistry, biology, physics, computer science, economics, psychology, geography, Bible, history, literature, music, drama, art, French, Arabic and Sport.

Located at 31.8993, 34.8165 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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High schools in Israel, Educational institutions established in 1946

Tzrifin

Tzrifin is an area in Gush Dan (Dan Region) in central Israel, located on the eastern side of Rishon LeZion and including parts of Be'er Ya'akov. The area proper is defined as an 'area without jurisdiction' between the two cities. Nearly the entire area of Tzrifin proper is taken up by the central Israel Defense Forces base, Camp Yigael Yadin (a.k.a. Camp Tzrifin, Camp 782), with which it is synonymous, even though the base also spills into Rishon LeZion and Be'er Ya'akov.

Located at 31.9587, 34.8395 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Military installations of Israel, Central District (Israel)

Sitria

Sitria is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Shephelah near Rehovot, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gezer Regional Council. In 2007 it had a population of 999. The moshav was founded on Lag BaOmer in 1949 by 95 families from Poland and Rumania who had been interned in a detention camp in Cyprus. Before 1948, the Sitriya (السطرية) Bedouin tribe lived in the area. According to Walid Khalidi, the moshav is built on the lands of Abu al-Fadl, a village depopulated in 1948.

Located at 31.8883, 34.8459 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Moshavim, Populated places established in 1949

Ramleh Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery

Ramleh Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery and Memorial to the Missing is for personnel of both World Wars, and the period of the British mandate of Palestine located in the town of Ramla (Ramla, Ramleh) in Israel. The cemetery grounds were assigned to the United Kingdom in perpetuity by the municipality of Ramla in recognition of the sacrifices made by the British Empire in the defence and liberation of Palestine during the war.

Located at 31.9297, 34.8856 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Military cemeteries, Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries, Cemeteries in Israel, World War I memorials, World War I cemeteries

Route 431 (Israel)

Route 431, is a suburban freeway in the south of the Tel Aviv Metropolitan Area in Israel. The freeway connects the Ayalon Highway in the west with Highway 1 in the east. It then continues east into Modi'in as a local road. The freeway has six lanes (three in each direction) over a total length of 21 km. There is also a short Collector/Distributor system between Rishon Darom and Nes Ziona Interchanges. There are 12 interchanges along its length, 5 of them freeway to freeway interchanges.

Located at 31.9097, 34.8822 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Limited-access roads in Israel, Roads in Israel

Ramla Railway Station

Ramla Railway Station is a railway station in Ramla, Israel, on the Tel Aviv – Jerusalem line. The station is located in the east of Ramla. The station is also on a section shared with the Be'er Sheva - Tel Aviv line, which branches out in a southerly direction about 3 km east of Ramla.

Located at 31.9294, 34.8768 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Railway stations in Israel, Railway stations opened in 1891, Railway stations closed in 1998, Railway stations opened in 2003

Lod Railway Station

Lod Railway Station is an Israel Railways station in Lod, Israel, served by most railway lines of Israel Railways. The station is located in the HaRakevet district of south Lod. In December 2006, Lod Station served a daily average of 7,786 passengers. Lod station is the 11th most used station of Israel Railways and is home to a major railway depot.

Located at 31.9459, 34.8756 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Railway stations in Israel, Lod

Rishon LeZion HaRishonim Railway Station

Rishon LeZion - HaRishonim Railway Station is a station of Israel Railways in Rishon LeZion, part of the Tel Aviv – Rishon LeZion line. The station is located in the southern area of the city, in the middle of HaRishonim Interchange, at the intersection of the new Highway 431 and Route 412 (Rishon LeZion – Nes Ziona road). It was opened on September 13, 2003 with the Bet Shemesh Railway Station. The station has two platforms. It is the southern terminus of the suburban line to Tel Aviv Central.

Located at 31.9489, 34.802 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Railway stations in Israel, Railway stations opened in 2003

Rehovot Railway Station

Rehovot Railway Station is an Israel Railways passenger station located in the city of Rehovot. It serves the city, the Weizmann Institute of Science and the nearby science industries park, as well as the city of Ness Ziona. The station is named after Ehud Hadar, CEO of Israel Railways between 1994 and 1996.

Located at 31.9089, 34.8064 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Rehovot, Railway stations in Israel, Rehovot

Ramot Meir

Ramot Meir is a small moshav in central Israel. Located in the Shephelah around four kilometres south of Rehovot, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gezer Regional Council. In 2011 it had a population of 782. The moshav was founded in 1949 by demobilised soldiers, and was named after the American philanthropist Meyer Rosoff. Rosoff had bought the land around the Arab village of al-Na'ani in the 1930s for his company, Rosoff Group Plantations.

Located at 31.8741, 34.8553 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Moshavim, Populated places established in 1949

Yashresh

Yashresh is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Shephelah around three kilometres south of Ramle and covering roughly 500 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gezer Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 770. The moshav was founded in 1950 by immigrants from Morocco. Like neighbouring Yatzitz, its name is taken from Isaiah 27:6; In days to come shall Jacob take root, Israel shall blossom and bud; and the face of the world shall be filled with fruitage.

Located at 31.9153, 34.8468 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Moshavim, Populated places established in 1950

Ganei Hadar

Ganei Hadar is a communal settlement in central Israel. Located in the Shephelah near Rehovot, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gezer Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 286. The village was founded in 1930 by immigrants from the United States, who founded the "Gan Hadar - Co-operation" union. The land had been bought by union members from the Arab village of al-Na'ani during the late 1920s, and was the first Jewish settlement in the Gezer region.

Located at 31.879, 34.8535 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Community settlements in Israel, Populated places established in 1930

Maasiyahu Prison

Maasiyahu Prison is a minimum-security Israel Prison Service prison specifically designated for illegal immigrants and others awaiting deportation (as well as others convicted of various minor-to-moderate crimes, including Israeli citizens). The nickname for the "Torani" (religious) wing of the prison is "Beis Medrash Maasiyahu" because of the wholesome religious environment and constant Torah study that occurs inside that section.

Located at 31.9359, 34.8832 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Prisons in Israel

White Mosque (Ramla)

The White Mosque is an ancient Ummayad mosque in the city of Ramla, Palestine. Only the minaret is still standing. According to local Islamic tradition, the northwest section of the mosque contained the shrine of a famous Islamic saint, Nabi Salih.

Located at 31.9276, 34.866 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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710s architecture, 1260s architecture, Ramla, Umayyad architecture, Cultural Sites on the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List

1948 Palestinian exodus from Lydda and Ramle

The 1948 Palestinian exodus from Lydda and Ramle was the expulsion of 50,000–70,000 Palestinian Arabs when Israeli troops captured the towns in July that year. The military action occurred within the context of the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. The towns, which were predominately Arab areas in Palestine at the time, and which the UN partition resolution had designated to be in the Arab nation, became predominantly Jewish areas in the new State of Israel, known as Lod and Ramla.

Located at 31.9417, 34.8783 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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1948 Palestinian exodus, 1948 Arab–Israeli War, Forced marches, Lod, Ramla

Surafend affair

The Surafend affair was the premeditated massacre of many male inhabitants from the Arab village of Surafend and a Bedouin camp in Palestine by soldiers of the Anzac Mounted Division on 10 December 1918. The massacre, believed to have been in response to the murder of a New Zealand soldier by a villager, was mostly overshadowed by the military achievements of the Division, although it caused a significant rift between the Division and its Commander-in-Chief, General Sir Edmund Allenby.

Located at 31.9586, 34.8389 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Massacres in Palestine, 1918 in military history, Military history of Australia during World War I, New Zealand in World War I

Weizmann House

The Weizmann House was the home of the first President of Israel, Chaim Weizmann, and first First Lady, Vera Weizmann. The house sits atop a hill in Rehovot, and is now part of the Weizmann Institute of Science. The house was designed by Jewish architect Erich Mendelsohn, and recognized as a masterpiece.

Located at 31.9065, 34.8186 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Rehovot, Erich Mendelsohn buildings, Museums in Israel, Historic house museums in Israel

Battle of Ramla (1102)

The second Battle of Ramla (or Ramleh) took place on 17 May 1102 between the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem and the Fatimids of Egypt.

Located at 31.925, 34.8733 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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12th-century crusades, Battles of the Crusades, Battles involving Arab Egypt, Battles involving the Fatimid Caliphate, Conflicts in 1102

Battle of Ramla (1105)

The third Battle of Ramla (or Ramleh) took place on 27 August 1105 between the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem and the Fatimids of Egypt. The town of Ramla lay on the road from Jerusalem to Ascalon, the latter of which was the largest Fatimid fortress in Palestine. From Ascalon the Fatimid vizier, Al-Afdal Shahanshah, launched almost annual attacks into the newly-founded Crusader kingdom from 1099 to 1107.

Located at 31.9248, 34.8727 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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12th-century crusades, Battles of the Crusades, Battles involving Arab Egypt, Battles involving the Fatimid Caliphate, Conflicts in 1105

Battle of Ramla (1101)

The first Battle of Ramla (or Ramleh) took place on 7 September 1101 between the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem and the Fatimids of Egypt. The town of Ramla lay on the road from Jerusalem to Ascalon, the latter of which was the largest Fatimid fortress in Palestine. From Ascalon the Fatimid vizier, Al-Afdal Shahanshah, launched almost annual attacks into the newly-founded Crusader kingdom from 1099 to 1107. It was thrice the case that the two armies met each other at Ramla.

Located at 31.9248, 34.8727 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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12th-century crusades, Battles of the Crusades, Battles involving Arab Egypt, Battles involving the Fatimid Caliphate, Conflicts in 1101

Be'er Ya'akov Railway Station

Be'er Ya'akov railway station, is a railway station in the Israeli town of Be'er Ya'akov, the station is located at the southern end of the town, roughly 2 miles east of Ness Ziona and 2.5 miles south east of Rishon LeZion.

Located at 31.9328, 34.8289 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Railway stations in Israel

Assaf HaRofeh Medical Center

Assaf HaRofeh Medical Center, also known as Assaf HaRofeh Hospital, is a hospital in Israel. It sits on a 60-acre campus, 15 kilometers from Tel Aviv and Ben Gurion Airport.

Located at 31.9666, 34.8398 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Hospitals established in 1918, Teaching hospitals, Hospitals in Israel

Ayalon Prison

Ayalon Prison (בית סוהר איילון) is one of several prisons in Ramla, Israel. John Demjanjuk was kept here in 1986. The part for solitary confinement was built for Yigal Amir. It was also used for Prisoner X who is reported to have killed himself in his cell in December 2010.

Located at 31.9351, 34.8813 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Prisons in Israel