Bet Guvrin
in Southern District, Israel
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Be'er Sheva (Teyman) Airport (25 mi) - Ben Gurion International Airport (28 mi)
- Bar Yehuda Airfield (35 mi)
- Sde Dov Airport (35 mi)
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El Gora Airport (59 mi) -
Queen Alia International Airport (65 mi) - Amman-Marka International Airport (69 mi)
- Ein Yahav Airfield (71 mi)
- Ovda International Airport (116 mi)
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Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport (156 mi) -
Damascus International Airport (156 mi)
- Caves of Maresha and Bet-Guvrin in the Judean Lowlands as a Microcosm of the Land of the Caves (Unesco heritage, 1 mi)
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Palestine: Land of Olives and Vines – Cultural Landscape of Southern Jerusalem, Battir (Unesco heritage, 16 mi) - Birthplace of Jesus: Church of the Nativity and the Pilgrimage Route, Bethlehem (Unesco heritage, 19 mi)
- White City of Tel-Aviv -- the Modern Movement (Unesco heritage, 32 mi)
- Masada (Unesco heritage, 34 mi)
- Um er-Rasas (Kastrom Mefa'a) (Unesco heritage, 61 mi)
- Biblical Tels - Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba (Unesco heritage, 70 mi)
- Sites of Human Evolution at Mount Carmel: The Nahal Me’arot / Wadi el-Mughara Caves (Unesco heritage, 73 mi)
- Incense Route - Desert Cities in the Negev (Unesco heritage, 76 mi)
- Bahá’i Holy Places in Haifa and the Western Galilee (Unesco heritage, 84 mi)
- Miẕpé Beqoa‘ (observation point, (16 mi)
- Miẕpé Har’el (observation point, (14 mi)
- Miẕpé Neftoaẖ (observation point, (22 mi)
- Miẕpé Kerem (observation point, (20 mi)
- Miẕpé Nof (observation point, (20 mi)
- Miẕpé Massu’a (observation point, (4 mi)
- Miẕpé Modi‘im (observation point, (24 mi)
- Miẕpé Yona (observation point, (20 mi)
- Miẕpé Eshta‘ol (observation point, (14 mi)
- Ma‘aganat Ashdod (marina, (20 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 31.613 and 34.896 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 31° 36' 46" and E 34° 53' 44"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Shekel - ILS
- Spoken languages:
- Hebrew, Arabic, English
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 07:04 PM (Saturday)
- Timezone: Asia/Jerusalem
- UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:05 am and 7:13 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -27.600 and -144.317 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Area - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 4,2 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Israel.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Israel. Last Update: 2024-04-20 08:25:34
Delve into Bet Guvrin
Bet Guvrin in Southern District is a city located in Israel about 22 mi (or 35 km) south-west of Jerusalem, the country's capital town.
Current time in Bet Guvrin is now 07:04 PM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Asia / Jerusalem with an UTC offset of 3 hours. We know of 11 airports closer to Bet Guvrin, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in Israel is Be'er Sheva (Teyman) Airport in a distance of 25 mi (or 40 km), South-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Israel is Caves of Maresha and Bet-Guvrin in the Judean Lowlands as a Microcosm of the Land of the Caves in a distance of 1 mi (or 1 km), South. We saw 10 points of interest near this location.
Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Ramla, Jerusalem, Beersheba, Gaza and Tel Aviv. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 23°C / 73 °F
| Morning Temperature | 11°C / 52 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 20°C / 68 °F |
| Night Temperature | 16°C / 60 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 16% |
| Air Pressure | 1011 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 13 km/h (8 mph) from South-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 93% of sky |
| General Conditions | Overcast clouds |
Sunday, 21st of April 2024
20°C (67 °F)
12°C (54 °F)
Sky is clear, fresh breeze, clear sky.
Monday, 22nd of April 2024
21°C (71 °F)
17°C (63 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Tuesday, 23rd of April 2024
26°C (78 °F)
24°C (76 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.
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These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Bet Guvrin.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Yatsivim, Beit Jibrīn, Bayt Jibrin, Beyt-Guvrin, Beit Govrin, Beit Guvrin, Bet Guvrin, Bayt Jibril, בית גברין
