Kiryat Gat
Kiryat Gat
קריית גת | |
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| Hebrew transcription(s) | |
| • ISO 259 | Qiryat Gatt |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Kiryat Gat Location of Kiryat Gat in Israel Kiryat Gat Kiryat Gat (Israel) | |
| Coordinates: 31°36′22″N 34°46′18″E / 31.60611°N 34.77167°E | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Southern |
| Subdistrict | Ashkelon |
| Founded | 1954 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Kfir Swisa |
| Area | |
• Total | 17,102 dunams (17.102 km2; 6.603 sq mi) |
| Population (2023) | |
• Total | 69,762 |
| • Density | 4,079.2/km2 (10,565/sq mi) |
| Ethnicity | |
| • Jews and others | 64,338 |
| • Arabs | 100 |
| Name meaning | City of Gat |
| Website | www |
Kiryat Gat (Hebrew: קריית גת, lit. 'City of Gat') also spelled Qiryat Gat, is a city in the Southern District of Israel. It lies 56 km (35 miles) south of Tel Aviv, 43 km (27 mi) north of Beersheba, and 68 km (42 mi) west southwest of Jerusalem. In 2023 it had a population of 69,762. The city hosts one of the most advanced semiconductor fabrication plants in the world, Intel's Fab 28 plant producing 7 nm process chips.