Central District, Israel · Asia
Yavné is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Giv‘at Brenner, 48km from Church of the Nativity.
Yavné is in Central District, Israel, with about 48,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Giv‘at Brenner, about 6 km away.
Yavne (Hebrew: יַבְנֶה) is a city in the Central District of Israel. In 2024 it had a population of 58,090.
Modern Yavne was established in 1949. It is located near the ruins of the ancient town of Yibna (known also as Jamnia and Jabneh), later the village of Yibna, and today the archeological site of Tel Yavne.Read more
Ancient Yavne holds a special place in Jewish history because of the ancient town's contribution to Judaism's recovery and reconstitution under sages ben Zakkai and Gamaliel II following the destruction of the Second Temple. This period, sometimes known as the "Yavne period", became a crucial mark in the development of Rabbinic Judaism. The city has a history of producing wine throughout much of antiquity, as indicated by both archeological findings and ancient sources.
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Within an hour or so of Yavné: Abu Hassan (Ali Karavan) (19 km), Old Jaffa (20 km), Yad Vashem (43 km), Church of the Nativity (48 km).
The nearest famous roads are Scorpions Ascent (Ma'ale Akrabim) and King's Highway.
Yavné is in Central District, Israel, about 6 km from Giv‘at Brenner.
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8 notable places within an hour's drive.
restaurant
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.
19 km · about 20 min drive
landmark
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.
20 km · about 25 min drive
museum
Israel's official memorial to the Holocaust, with deeply moving exhibits and a striking modernist museum built into a mountainside.
43 km · about 50 min drive
cathedral
One of the oldest continuously operating churches in the world, built over the traditional birthplace of Jesus.
48 km · about 55 min drive
cathedral
Christianity's holiest site, built on the traditional locations of Jesus's crucifixion and burial.
48 km · about 55 min drive
landmark
A walled sacred city of one square kilometer containing holy sites for Judaism, Christianity, and Islam within four historic quarters.
48 km · about 55 min drive
landmark
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.
48 km · about 55 min drive
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The iconic gold-domed Islamic shrine on the Temple Mount/Haram al-Sharif, built in 691 CE over the sacred Foundation Stone.
48 km · about 55 min drive
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