Nir Yisra’el
in Southern District, Israel
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Ben Gurion International Airport (27 mi) - Be'er Sheva (Teyman) Airport (28 mi)
- Sde Dov Airport (31 mi)
- Bar Yehuda Airfield (51 mi)
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El Gora Airport (52 mi) - El Arish International Airport (64 mi)
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Queen Alia International Airport (80 mi) - Ein Yahav Airfield (81 mi)
- Haifa International Airport (81 mi)
- Ovda International Airport (122 mi)
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Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport (155 mi) -
Damascus International Airport (162 mi)
- Caves of Maresha and Bet-Guvrin in the Judean Lowlands as a Microcosm of the Land of the Caves (Unesco heritage, 16 mi)
- White City of Tel-Aviv -- the Modern Movement (Unesco heritage, 28 mi)
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Palestine: Land of Olives and Vines – Cultural Landscape of Southern Jerusalem, Battir (Unesco heritage, 29 mi) - Birthplace of Jesus: Church of the Nativity and the Pilgrimage Route, Bethlehem (Unesco heritage, 34 mi)
- Masada (Unesco heritage, 49 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, 70 mi)
- Um er-Rasas (Kastrom Mefa'a) (Unesco heritage, 77 mi)
- Bahá’i Holy Places in Haifa and the Western Galilee (Unesco heritage, 81 mi)
- Incense Route - Desert Cities in the Negev (Unesco heritage, 85 mi)
- Miẕpé Beqoa‘ (observation point, (20 mi)
- Miẕpé Har’el (observation point, (21 mi)
- Miẕpé Massu’a (observation point, (17 mi)
- Miẕpé Modi‘im (observation point, (26 mi)
- Miẕpé Yona (observation point, (9 mi)
- Ma‘aganat Ashdod (marina, (7 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 31.688 and 34.638 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 31° 41' 17" and E 34° 38' 16"
- 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: 09:29 PM (Tuesday)
- Timezone: Asia/Jerusalem
- UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:03 am and 7:16 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -27.600 and -144.317 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Area - References
- 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: 2024-04-23 08:18:23
Discover Nir Yisra’el
Nir Yisra’el in Southern District is a town in Israel about 34 mi (or 55 km) west of Jerusalem, the country's capital city.
Current time in Nir Yisra’el is now 09:29 PM (Tuesday). The local timezone is named Asia / Jerusalem with an UTC offset of 3 hours. We know of 12 airports near Nir Yisra’el, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in Israel is Ben Gurion International Airport in a distance of 27 mi (or 43 km), North-East. 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 16 mi (or 26 km), East. We discovered 6 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Gaza, Ramla, Tel Aviv, Beersheba and Rafah. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 27°C / 81 °F
| Morning Temperature | 18°C / 64 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 32°C / 90 °F |
| Night Temperature | 25°C / 76 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 38% |
| Air Pressure | 1016 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 10 km/h (6 mph) from South |
| Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 6% of sky |
| General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Wednesday, 24th of April 2024
34°C (93 °F)
28°C (82 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Thursday, 25th of April 2024
35°C (95 °F)
20°C (69 °F)
Overcast clouds, moderate breeze.
Friday, 26th of April 2024
23°C (73 °F)
20°C (67 °F)
Overcast clouds, moderate breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Leonardo Plaza Ashdod
DAN GARDENS ASHKELON
Leonardo Ashkelon
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Ashkelon Railway Station
The Ashkelon Railway Station is a railway station in Ashkelon, Israel. It is the southern terminus of the Binyamina–Tel Aviv–Ashkelon suburban line. A station has existed at the site since before the 1948 Arab-Israeli War when it was in service on the now-defunct line to Egypt. In 1992 suburban service to the Ashdod Ad Halom Railway Station began. In 2002 it was decided to double-track the Ashdod–Ashkelon railway and extend the suburban service to Ashkelon.
Hof Ashkelon Regional Council
Hof Ashkelon Regional Council is a regional council in the Southern District of Israel. The council is bordered to the north by Be'er Tuvia Regional Council, to the east by the Be'er Tuvia, Lakhish, Shafir and Yoav Regional Councils, to the south by Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Council and the Gaza Strip, and to the west by Ashkelon and the Mediterranean Sea.
Hodaya
Hodiya is a moshav in southern Israel. Located near Ashkelon, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof Ashkelon Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 530. The moshav was founded in 1949 by immigrants from India. Today most of the residents are immigrants, or desecendents of immigrants from Iran and Yemen.
Battle of Nitzanim
The Battle of Nitzanim was a battle fought between the Israel Defense Forces and the Egyptian Army in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, on June 7, 1948 (29 Iyar, 5708 in the Hebrew calendar). It was the first major Egyptian victory of the war, and one of the few cases of Israeli surrender. The battle began on the night of June 6–7 with an artillery bombardment of Nitzanim, followed by an aerial bombardment and armored and infantry attacks.
Shikma Prison
Shikma Prison is an Israeli prison located in Ashkelon. There are many Palestinian prisoners there including the engineer Dirar Abu Sisi who was kidnapped in Ukraine in February 2011. Among the former prisoners is Israeli scientist Mordechai Vanunu who spent 11 years of his prison sentence there.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Nir Yisra’el.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Gealya, Nir Yisral, Gealyah, Nir Yisra’el, ניר ישראל
