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Old Jaffa
One of the oldest port cities in the world with 4,000 years of history, now an artists' quarter with galleries, restaurants, and views of Tel Aviv's skyline.
6 km · about 10 min drive
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Givatayim
Tel Aviv, Israel · Asia
About Givatayim
Givatayim is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Kiryat Ono, 48km from Caesarea Maritima.
Givatayim is in Tel Aviv, Israel, with about 61,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Kiryat Ono, about 4 km away.
Givatayim (Hebrew: גבעתיים, lit. 'Two hills') is a city in Israel east of Tel Aviv. It is part of the Gush Dan metropolitan area. Givatayim was established in 1922 by pioneers of the Second Aliyah. In 2024 it had a population of 58,601.
The name of the city comes from the "two hills" on which it was established:Read more
Borochov Hill and Kozlovsky Hill. Kozlovsky is the highest hill in the Gush Dan region at 85 metres (279 ft) above sea level. The city was expanded in the 1930s so that today it is actually situated on 4 hills, Borochov, Kozlovsky, the Poalei HaRakevet ("railroad workers"), and Rambam Hill.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Givatayim?
Within an hour or so of Givatayim: Old Jaffa (6 km), Abu Hassan (Ali Karavan) (6 km), Yad Vashem (48 km), Caesarea Maritima (48 km).
Are there any good drives near Givatayim?
The nearest famous roads are King's Highway and Scorpions Ascent (Ma'ale Akrabim).
Where is Givatayim?
Givatayim is in Tel Aviv, Israel, about 4 km from Kiryat Ono.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 60,644
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Israel
- Region
- Tel Aviv
- Timezone
- Asia/Jerusalem
- Coordinates
- 32.0722, 34.8125
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Worth the detour from Givatayim
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
restaurant
Abu Hassan (Ali Karavan)
A Jaffa hummus counter running since 1971, famous for masabacha made with whole chickpeas and extra tahini. It sells out and closes by mid-afternoon, and the queue starts well before that.
6 km · about 10 min drive
museum
Yad Vashem
Israel's official memorial to the Holocaust, with deeply moving exhibits and a striking modernist museum built into a mountainside.
48 km · about 55 min drive
ancient ruins
Caesarea Maritima
A spectacular Roman-era port city with a grand amphitheater, aqueducts, and crusader fortifications on the Mediterranean coast.
48 km · about 55 min drive
cathedral
Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Christianity's holiest site, built on the traditional locations of Jesus's crucifixion and burial.
51 km · about 60 min drive
landmark
Jerusalem Old City
A walled sacred city of one square kilometer containing holy sites for Judaism, Christianity, and Islam within four historic quarters.
52 km · about 60 min drive
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Western Wall (Wailing Wall)
The holiest site where Jews can pray, a 2,000-year-old limestone remnant of the Second Temple retaining wall in the Old City of Jerusalem.
52 km · about 60 min drive
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Dome of the Rock
The iconic gold-domed Islamic shrine on the Temple Mount/Haram al-Sharif, built in 691 CE over the sacred Foundation Stone.
52 km · about 60 min drive
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