Niẕẕan
in Southern District, Israel
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Ben Gurion International Airport (24 mi) - Sde Dov Airport (27 mi)
- Be'er Sheva (Teyman) Airport (32 mi)
- Bar Yehuda Airfield (53 mi)
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El Gora Airport (55 mi) - El Arish International Airport (66 mi)
- Haifa International Airport (78 mi)
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Queen Alia International Airport (80 mi) - Ein Yahav Airfield (84 mi)
- Ovda International Airport (126 mi)
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Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport (152 mi) -
Damascus International Airport (159 mi)
- Caves of Maresha and Bet-Guvrin in the Judean Lowlands as a Microcosm of the Land of the Caves (Unesco heritage, 18 mi)
- White City of Tel-Aviv -- the Modern Movement (Unesco heritage, 24 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, 52 mi)
- Sites of Human Evolution at Mount Carmel: The Nahal Me’arot / Wadi el-Mughara Caves (Unesco heritage, 67 mi)
- Biblical Tels - Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba (Unesco heritage, 68 mi)
- Bahá’i Holy Places in Haifa and the Western Galilee (Unesco heritage, 78 mi)
- Old City of Acre (Unesco heritage, 86 mi)
- Incense Route - Desert Cities in the Negev (Unesco heritage, 88 mi)
- Miẕpé Beqoa‘ (observation point, (19 mi)
- Miẕpé Har’el (observation point, (20 mi)
- Miẕpé Massu’a (observation point, (18 mi)
- Miẕpé Modi‘im (observation point, (24 mi)
- Miẕpé Yona (observation point, (5 mi)
- Ma‘aganat Ashdod (marina, (4 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 31.739 and 34.630 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 31° 44' 18" and E 34° 37' 47"
- 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: 07:34 AM (Wednesday)
- Timezone: Asia/Jerusalem
- UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:01 am and 7:17 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
Touring Niẕẕan
Niẕẕan in Southern District is a town located in Israel about 35 mi (or 56 km) west of Jerusalem, the country's capital place.
Time in Niẕẕan is now 07:34 AM (Wednesday). The local timezone is named Asia / Jerusalem with an UTC offset of 3 hours. We know of 12 airports nearby Niẕẕan, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in Israel is Ben Gurion International Airport in a distance of 24 mi (or 39 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 18 mi (or 29 km), South-East. We collected 6 points of interest near this location. Need some hints on where to stay? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Being here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Gaza, Ramla, Tel Aviv, Beersheba and Jerusalem. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 34°C / 93 °F
| Morning Temperature | 24°C / 76 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 30°C / 86 °F |
| Night Temperature | 28°C / 82 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 22% |
| Air Pressure | 1009 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 8 km/h (5 mph) from South-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 3% of sky |
| General Conditions | Sky is clear |
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.
Saturday, 27th of April 2024
22°C (72 °F)
19°C (67 °F)
Overcast clouds, moderate breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Leonardo Plaza Ashdod
Leonardo Ashkelon
DAN GARDENS ASHKELON
West All Suite Boutique Ashdod
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
grad rocket fall next to my house in Ashdod
grad rocket fall next to my house in Ashdod צילום של הרעש של טיל הגראד שנפל בגן ילדים באשדוד (צולם על ידי אנדרי דומיטרו)
אגם בפארק אשדוד-Lake Park Ashdod
בעזרת האל אגם בפארק אשדוד מול הים, מפינות החמד של אחת מהערים היפות בשפלת החוף With God Lake Park Ashdod sea front, corners...
I LIKE ASHDOD
ב 22 לאוקטובר יתקיימו הבחירות למועצת עיריית אשדוד. עוד מעט תלכו לקלפי, והפתק שתשימו בו ישפיע על עתיד העיר....
Volcom Ashdod Night Contest 2014
Night surf contest in Ashdod, Israel. תחרות הלילה באשדוד צילום ועריכה YANIV VAKNIN תודה לעמותת קידום הגלישה באשדוד, לקהל ולגולשים...
Stormy sea in Ashdod July 30, 2013 (view Therapy)
With God Turbulent waves on the Mediterranean coastline, looking Therapy beach in Ashdod Look at the ocean and feel like you are in at the moment.
АШДОД ASHDOD ИЗРАИЛЬ ISRAEL
г.Ашдод Израиль (На русском языке)
Street Art in Ashdod - 13
After walking around on the streets of Ashdod, Israel and seeing those paintings on communication boxes(?) in every intersection, I decided to take some video and share the street art with...
ashdod.mp4
from galaxy 2.
Ashdod - kikar Ramon
Ашдод, площадь имени первого израильского космонавта Илана Рамона.
Ashdod Beach
Ашдодский пляж после прошедшего накануне шторма.
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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.
Ashdod-Sea
Ashdod-Yam is an Iron Age archaeological site on the Mediterranean coast of Israel in southern part of the modern city of Ashdod and about 5 kilometres southwest of Tel Ashdod (site of one of the ancient cities of the Philistines). The site is mentioned in documents from the time of Sargon II of Assyria when in 713 BCE the Assyrian king speaks of having to depose a usurper who had taken over control of the city of Ashdod and had fortified it, Gath, and Ashdod-Yam.
Ad Halom
Ad Halom is a site at the eastern entrance to the city of Ashdod, Israel.
Ashdod Sand Dune
Ashdod Nitzanim Sand Dune Park is a psammosere ecosystem located close to the city of Ashdod on the Israeli Coastal Plain near the Mediterranean sea. It is located south of Tel Aviv and represents the landscape on which most of modern-day Israel was constructed on by pioneers following various Aliyah's and the Establishment of the State of Israel in 1948.
Kal'at Al Mina
Kal'at Al Mina is Fatimid citadel in Ashdod-Sea site on the southern coast of modern city of Ashdod. It was built during the Ancient Arab Era (640-1099). The rectangular fortress (60/40 meters) has four guard towers, one at each corner. The towers were enclosed by a wall six to seven meters high. Two huge gates in the wall gave access to the stronghold. The fortress was destroyed in earthquake in 1033.
Ashdod Ad Halom Railway Station
Ashdod Ad Halom Railway Station (also known as Ashdod Darom) is a railway station in Ashdod, Israel. It is currently served by the Binyamina–Tel Aviv–Ashkelon suburban line. Ashdod Ad Halom Station was opened in June 1995 and was fully rebuilt in 2003. Starting in 1917 a small station also operated at the site during the Mandate period on the Beirut–Cairo line. The station is located in Ad Halom area near the eastern entrance to the city of Ashdod.
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.
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.
Operation Pleshet
Operation Pleshet, named for the geographical region where it took place, was an Israeli military operation during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. It was carried out from May 29 to June 3, 1948, in the Isdud/Ad Halom area of the southern front, against the Egyptian Army. The aim of the operation was to capture Isdud and stop the Egyptian advance northwards.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Niẕẕan.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Niẕẕan, נצן, Kefar HaNo‘ar Niẕẕanim, Doẖan, דחן, כפר הנוער ניצנים
