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District of Ness Ziona
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 2 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

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 2 miles away.
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High schools in Israel, Educational institutions established in 1946

Gymnasia Realit

The Gimnasia Realit or of Gimnasia Realit E. Karary (הגימנסיה הריאלית על שם א. קררי) is an Israeli high school, named in honor of its first principal Eliezer Karary. It was established in 1939 at the time of the largest Arab revolt during the British Mandate of Palestine, in Rishon LeZion. It was the fifth high school in Israel and the first in Rishon LeZion.

Located at 31.9614, 34.7973 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Educational institutions established in 1939, Hebrew words and phrases, Schools in Israel

Israel Institute for Biological Research

Israel Institute for Biological Research (IIBR) is an Israeli government defense research institute specializing in biology, medicinal chemistry and environmental science. The institute's work is a closely guarded secret. It is suspected of also developing biological and chemical weapons and defenses against them, as well as toxins for use by Israeli intelligence in assassinations. It is located in Ness Ziona, 20 kilometers south of Tel Aviv.

Located at 31.9247, 34.7917 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Weapons of mass destruction, Research institutes in Israel, Multidisciplinary research institutes, Ness Ziona

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 4 miles away.
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Moshavim, Populated places established in 1949

Beit Hanan

Beit Hanan is a moshav, south of Tel Aviv, Israel, about two kilometers west of Ness Ziona. It belongs to the Moshavim Movement and Gan Raveh Regional Council. The population is approximately 500.

Located at 31.9345, 34.7728 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Moshavim

Ness Ziona Stadium

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.

Located at 31.9154, 34.7752 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Ness Ziona, Football venues in Israel

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 1 miles away.
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Railway stations in Israel, Railway stations opened in 2003

Kaplan Medical Center

The Kaplan Medical Center is a hospital in Rehovot, Israel, located in the south of the city next to the Bilu Junction. In 2001, the hospital had 625 beds and in May 2007 was the tenth largest hospital in Israel. It serves the entire northern Shephelah region, between Rehovot and Ashdod and serves Ashdod along with Barzilai Hospital in Ashkelon. It was founded in 1953 and was named after Eliezer Kaplan, a well-known Zionist and the first Finance Minister of Israel.

Located at 31.8735, 34.8147 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Rehovot, Hospitals established in 1953, Hospitals in Israel, Rehovot

Brenner Regional Council

Brenner Regional Council, is a regional council in the Center District of Israel. It is located in the coastal plain, in the vicinity of Rehovot and Yavne. The council is named after writer Yosef Haim Brenner, killed in the Jaffa riots of 1921. The Council was established in 1950, with a jurisdiction of 36,000 dunams. As of 2007, the six communities in the council are home to approximately 6,000 inhabitants.

Located at 31.8639, 34.8018 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Brenner Regional Council, Regional councils in Israel, Central District (Israel)

Highway 42 (Israel)

Highway 42 is a north-south highway in central Israel. It leads from Ashdod interchange in the south to Gan Rave interchange in the north. The road is 19 km long.

Located at 31.8881, 34.755 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Roads in Israel

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 1 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Rehovot, Railway stations in Israel, Rehovot

Gibton

Gibton is a moshav in central Israel. Located near Rehovot, it falls under the jurisdiction of Brenner Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 299. It was founded in 1933 as part of the Settlement of the Thousand plan. The plan aimed to establish small agricultural settlements around the larger towns and help defend them against Arab rioters. It was named after an ancient town in the territory of the Tribe of Dan which is mentioned in the Tanakh: Joshua 19:44.

Located at 31.8874, 34.8002 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Moshavim, Populated places established in 1933

Gan Raveh Regional Council

Gan Raveh Regional Council is a regional council in the Center District of Israel. The council's area of jurisdiction extends to eight settlements: a kibbutz, six moshavim and a youth village. In 2006, the total population was 5,000. The council serves Ayanot, Beit Hanan, Beit Oved, Ge'alya, Gan Sorek, Kfar HaNagid, Neta'im and Palmachim. The head of the local council is Shlomo Elimelech.

Located at 31.9172, 34.77 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Gan Raveh Regional Council, Central District (Israel), Regional councils in Israel

Beit Oved

Beit Oved is a moshav in central Israel. Located on the outskirts of Ness Ziona, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gan Raveh Regional Council. In 2006, Beit Oved had a population of 306.

Located at 31.9218, 34.7736 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Moshavim, Populated places established in 1933, Jewish villages in the Mandate for Palestine

Ge'alya

Ge'alya, sometimes written Galia, is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the coastal plain and covering 2,000 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gan Raveh Regional Council. In 2007 it had a population of 1,200. The moshav was founded in 1948 by new immigrants from Bulgaria. It is located near the ancient site of Tel Shalaf, where Iron Age artefacts have been found, and which is associated with the Biblical city of Eltekeh within the first Dan tribal area .

Located at 31.8849, 34.7661 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Moshavim, Populated places established in 1948

Gan Sorek

Gan Sorek is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the coastal plain around four kilometres south-west of Rishon LeZion and covering 700 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gan Raveh Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 326. The moshav was founded on the land of the depopulated Palestinian village of Nabi Rubin in 1950 by immigrants from Poland and Romania and it is named after the nearby Nahal Sorek.

Located at 31.9442, 34.7599 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Moshavim, Populated places established in 1950

Ganei Yohanan

Ganei Yohanan is a moshav 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 637. The moshav was founded in 1950 by immigrants from Romania, and was named after Yohanan Kreminitsky. The founders were later joined by immigrants from Tripoli in Libya.

Located at 31.8585, 34.8385 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Moshavim, Populated places established in 1950

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 5 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 3 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 5 miles away.
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Community settlements in Israel, Populated places established in 1930

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 2 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Rehovot, Erich Mendelsohn buildings, Museums in Israel, Historic house museums in Israel

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