Local directory
English-speaking services, doctors, kosher food, shuls, schools, ulpan and help for olim. Each listing shows its source and the date it was checked.
77 places
Buses & getting around · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Israel Railways trains stop at Kiryat Gat on the Be'er Sheva line: on Sunday 4 Oct 2026 there were 27 trains each way, about 05:15-23:15, north via Kiryat Malachi, Ramla and Lod to Tel Aviv (HaHagana, HaShalom, Merkaz) and on to Herzliya, Haifa, Karmiel or Nahariya, and south to Lehavim-Rahat and Be'er Sheva.
Sport & pools · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Year-round municipal pool run by the city matnas network. It has separate and mixed swimming hours and sells single entries or memberships.
Kosher restaurants & cafés · Kiryat Gat (older city)
BBB burger restaurant at Big Kiryat Gat (named on the community site).
Shops · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Outdoor strip mall with Rami Levy and BBB, gas station across the street.
Council & government offices · Kiryat Gat (older city)
The local National Insurance branch for child allowance, maternity, unemployment, disability and other benefits. Book an appointment before you go.
Kosher restaurants & cafés · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Dairy cafe-bakery; the community site names Bleeker Cafe as a notable store at iSolomon.
Community & youth · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Youth movement branch for grades 3-12, open to all, as listed by the Kiryat Gat municipality youth department.
Buses & getting around · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Egged lines 449 and 460 run between Kikar HaMa'apil in Kiryat Gat and Jerusalem central bus station; on Sunday 4 Oct 2026 line 449 ran about 17-18 trips each way and line 460 about 9. There is no direct train to Jerusalem.
Buses & getting around · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Metropoline 369 (Be'er Sheva - Tel Aviv central bus station) stops in Kiryat Gat about 31 times each way a day; other Metropoline lines go to Rishon LeZion (367, 371), Ashdod (348, 368), Petah Tikva (372) and Tel Aviv Savidor station (375, 469).
Council & government offices · Kiryat Gat (older city)
The municipal office that manages the development of Carmei Gat: infrastructure, roads, landscaping and traffic arrangements in the neighbourhood.
Health fund branches · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Clalit child and youth health centre (paediatrics); Tipat Chalav (unit 94237) is at the same address.
Health fund branches · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Clalit's specialist centre: the dataset lists ENT, urology, gastroenterology, orthopaedics, surgery, neurology, dermatology, eyes, cardiology, rheumatology, women's health, X-ray and physiotherapy at this address.
Urgent care, hospitals & emergency · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Clalit evening clinic for urgent problems, for Clalit members, on three evenings a week.
Health fund branches · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Clalit primary care clinic with a pharmacy (unit 94201) at the same address.
Health fund branches · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Clalit primary care clinic in the Yishpro Center. Clalit Smile dental and Clalit complementary medicine are listed at the same address.
Health fund branches · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Clalit adult mental health centre. A separate child and adolescent unit is listed at 8 Otniel Ben Kenaz St (08-6881072).
Health fund branches · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Clalit combined clinic with a pharmacy (unit 94351) and Tipat Chalav (unit 94356) at the same address; also hosts Clalit's evening clinic.
Health fund branches · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Clalit primary care clinic with a pharmacy (unit 94211) at the same address.
Doctors & clinics · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Family medicine doctor for Maccabi members at the Maccabi Kiryat Gat Ramot David Medical Centre; Maccabi lists Hebrew, Arabic, Russian and English among the languages spoken.
Doctors & clinics · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Family medicine doctor for Maccabi members at the Maccabi Kiryat Gat Medical Centre (HaAtzmaut); Maccabi lists Hebrew and English among the languages spoken.
Doctors & clinics · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Rheumatology doctor for Maccabi members at the Maccabi Kiryat Gat Medical Centre (HaAtzmaut); Maccabi lists Hebrew, English and French among the languages spoken.
Doctors & clinics · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Family medicine doctor for Maccabi members at the Maccabi Kiryat Gat Ramot David Medical Centre; Maccabi lists Hebrew and English among the languages spoken.
Doctors & clinics · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Paediatrics doctor for Maccabi members at the Maccabi Kiryat Gat Atarei HaMikra Medical Centre; Maccabi lists Hebrew and English among the languages spoken.
Doctors & clinics · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Family medicine doctor for Maccabi members at the Maccabi Kiryat Gat Medical Centre (HaAtzmaut); Maccabi lists Hebrew and English among the languages spoken.
Shuls · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Ashkenazi synagogue in the older part of Kiryat Gat, listed in the Kipa synagogue directory.
Sport & pools · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Renovated summer pool with a half-Olympic teaching pool, a toddler pool with a mushroom waterfall, new changing rooms and shaded seating.
Groceries & bakeries · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Market-style store for produce, deli, spices and nuts.
Parks & playgrounds · Kiryat Gat (older city)
A 50-dunam park in the middle of Kiryat Gat's industrial park, built around a Byzantine mosaic floor, with playgrounds, a challenge area, shaded corners and a cycling track. About 4.5 km south of Carmei Gat.
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Shops · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Small outdoor centre with Bleecker cafe, Golda ice cream, a Red Pirate toy store and a bowling alley (opened June 2026).
Council & government offices · Kiryat Gat (older city)
The main post office: mail, parcels, postal banking and services at the counter. Book an appointment in advance.
Council & government offices · Kiryat Gat (older city)
The local Employment Service office (lishkat ha-avoda): unemployment registration and job referrals. Details here are not fully confirmed: check before going.
Buses & getting around · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Kiryat Gat's central bus station on Sderot HaAtzmaut, for city lines 2, 8, 12 and 18 and intercity buses to Ashkelon (250, 252), Be'er Sheva, Ashdod, Rishon LeZion, Tel Aviv, Kiryat Arba (256, 257) and Sderot (240).
Attractions & sights · Kiryat Gat (older city)
The city's main performance hall, run by the municipal matnas network. It hosts theatre and concert subscriptions, children's shows, stand-up, seniors' films and a cinematheque.
Council & government offices · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Runs the city's schools and gans from birth to 12th grade, including registration and transfers between schools.
Community & youth · Kiryat Gat (older city)
City-wide network that runs the community centres, the municipal library, the Arba Onot and Shoftim pools, the culture hall, and youth and sports programmes. Registration for chugim and camps goes through it.
Help for olim · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Supports new olim, returning residents and first-time residents. Help covers housing, work, education, health and bureaucracy. It also runs Hebrew ulpanim, workshops and job guidance.
Council & government offices · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Report hazards and faults (lighting, garbage, water, roads, etc.) and ask general municipal questions. Dial 106 from any phone, including mobiles.
Community & youth · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Public library with books for children, youth and adults, mostly in Hebrew, English and Russian, plus computers, a reading corner and a quiet study floor upstairs. It is beside the Lev HaIr mall plaza and its free parking lot.
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Council & government offices · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Kiryat Gat municipality, which also runs Carmei Gat. The official website (Hebrew) has department contacts, forms, registration and emergency pages.
Council & government offices · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Handles marriage registration, kashrut, family purity and mikvaot, Shabbat and eruv, burial services, and checking Jewish status for olim. The city has two chief rabbis.
Attractions & sights · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Weekly Wednesday market selling clothes, shoes, toys, kitchen and household goods and head scarves; a fruit and vegetable market runs at the same time a short walk down HaAvodah St.
Council & government offices · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Municipal social workers and welfare services for individuals and families, seniors, disability, youth and crisis support.
Schools · Kiryat Gat (older city)
State-religious primary school registered as Kol Eliyahu. The community site lists Kol Eliyahu among Carmei Gat's religious schools (grades 1-3 in 2025/26, adding a grade each year).
Health fund branches · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Leumit's larger Kiryat Gat centre: pharmacy, child health centre, X-ray, ultrasound, lab, minor surgery and nursing.
Health fund branches · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Leumit medical centre with pharmacy, family health station (Tipat Chalav), nursing and lab.
Health fund branches · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Leumit medical centre with pharmacy, physiotherapy institute, nursing and lab sampling.
Shops · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Older mall with shops around a plaza, kids' fountains, a taxi stand, a big free car park and the library nearby.
Childcare & after-gan · Kiryat Gat
Network of Chabad day-care centres across Kiryat Gat for babies and toddlers aged 3 months to 3 years, open all year and supervised by the government. Chabad of Carmei Gat says a Chabad ma'on operates in the neighbourhood.
Health fund branches · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Maccabi Healthcare Services medical centre (family doctors, paediatricians, nurses and specialists).
Health fund branches · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Maccabi Healthcare Services medical centre (family doctors, paediatricians, nurses and specialists).
Health fund branches · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Maccabi Healthcare Services medical centre (family doctors, paediatricians, nurses and specialists).
Pharmacies · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Pharmacy run by Maccabi.
Urgent care, hospitals & emergency · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Kiryat Gat's Magen David Adom ambulance station. In an emergency call 101 rather than going to the station.
Childcare & after-gan · Kiryat Gat
After-school programmes inside elementary schools for grades 1-3, run by the city matnas network with the Ministry of Education 'Nitzanim' extended-day scheme: homework help, enrichment clubs and a hot lunch. Registration for 2026-27 was online until 18 Aug 2026, then by available places.
Schools · Kiryat Gat (older city)
State special-education school for primary through high-school ages. The community site lists M'ever L'keshet as the special-needs elementary school.
Childcare & after-gan · Kiryat Gat (older city)
The municipality's contact for gan (kindergarten) registration questions.
Help for olim · Kiryat Gat (older city)
The government olim office for Kiryat Gat (and Carmei Gat). It issues the teudat oleh, refers olim to ulpan and to employment centres, gives income support and grants (including for lone soldiers), and offers social-worker support.
Ulpan & Hebrew · Kiryat Gat (older city)
The municipal absorption department runs Hebrew ulpanim for new olim. Contact the department for current classes and locations.
Council & government offices · Kiryat Gat (older city)
The office for arnona (municipal property tax) accounts, payments, discounts and exemptions. Book an appointment online before you go.
Council & government offices · Kiryat Gat (older city)
A municipal team that gives new residents information, personal guidance and links to services and community activities.
Schools · Kiryat Gat (older city)
State-religious comprehensive middle and high school (mixed) in Kiryat Gat.
Yeshivot, seminaries & colleges · Kiryat Gat (older city)
State-religious boys' yeshiva high school (yeshiva tichonit) in Kiryat Gat. The community site notes there is no religious boys' high school in Carmei Gat yet, so this is the nearest in the city.
Parks & playgrounds · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Central Kiryat Gat park with a big lawn used for city shows, a petanque court, playgrounds, the 'Tiras Ham' story park for toddlers and a fish pond. In Kiryat Gat, about 2.5 km south of Carmei Gat.
Council & government offices · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Handles teudat zehut, passports and population-registry changes. Book an appointment through govisit.gov.il first.
Schools · Kiryat Gat (older city)
State-religious primary school in Kiryat Gat, south of Carmei Gat.
Groceries & bakeries · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Rami Levy supermarket at Big Kiryat Gat (named on the community site).
Buses & getting around · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Get or update a personal Rav-Kav public-transport card (for example to add olim, student or senior discount profiles).
Buses & getting around · Kiryat Gat
Bus terminal at the western entrance to Carmei Gat, about 1.2 km from the centre of the neighbourhood. On Wednesday 7 Oct 2026 it was the starting point of Kavim 132 to Beitar Illit (9 trips) and Galim 230 to Netivot railway station (11 trips).
Therapy & counselling · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Psychotherapy (adults) practitioner for Maccabi members at the Maccabi Kiryat Gat Medical Centre (HaAtzmaut); Maccabi lists Hebrew and English among the languages spoken.
Groceries & bakeries · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Shufersal Deal supermarket on Malchei Israel Blvd, with a pharmacy inside.
Pharmacies · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Super-Pharm branch in the Big Kiryat Gat strip mall.
Pharmacies · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Super-Pharm branch in central Kiryat Gat by Kikar Paz; Leumit lists it as "Super-Pharm Lev HaIr".
Buses & getting around · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Taxi stand on the plaza behind the Lev HaIr mall in central Kiryat Gat, near the library and the municipality. About 2.5 km south of Carmei Gat.
Urgent care, hospitals & emergency · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Terem urgent care centre for after-hours injuries and illness (X-ray, IV treatment, orthopaedic follow-up, rapid flu tests). Terem says that between 04:00 and 05:45 there is no doctor on site and paramedical staff give first response.
Therapy & counselling · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Speech therapy practitioner for Maccabi members at the Maccabi Kiryat Gat Atarei HaMikra Medical Centre; Maccabi lists Hebrew and English among the languages spoken.
Ulpan & Hebrew · Kiryat Gat (older city)
The Hebrew ulpan named for Kiryat Gat on Nefesh B'Nefesh's Carmei Gat community page.
Shops · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Larger two-storey outdoor centre with cheap clothing and school shirts, disposables, a grocery and 1001 Dvarim; Clalit and Leumit clinics are in the complex.
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