Carmei Gat
The established city south of Carmei Gat, founded in 1954: the train station, central bus station, post office, library, Wednesday shuk, government offices and Terem urgent care. Older neighbourhoods such as Glickson, HaBanim and Sha'ar Darom; most shuls are Sephardi or Moroccan.
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Home repairs & handymen · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Kiryat Gat company for building cleaning and maintenance, property management and house committees (va'ad bayit).
43 Sderot Gat, Kiryat Gat
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.
16 Netivot Shalom St, Kiryat Gat
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.
64 Sderot HaAtzmaut, Kiryat Gat
Doctors & clinics · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Family medicine doctor for Maccabi members at Maccabi Kiryat Gat Medical Centre (HaAtzmaut); Maccabi lists Hebrew and English among the languages spoken.
64 Sderot HaAtzmaut, Kiryat Gat
Doctors & clinics · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Family medicine doctor for Maccabi members at a Maccabi clinic at 178 Malchei Israel Blvd; Maccabi lists Hebrew, Russian and English among the languages spoken.
178 Malchei Israel Blvd, Kiryat Gat
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.
64 Sderot HaAtzmaut, Kiryat Gat
Doctors & clinics · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Family medicine doctor for Maccabi members at Maccabi Kiryat Gat Ramot David Medical Centre; Maccabi lists Hebrew, Russian and English among the languages spoken.
16 Netivot Shalom St, Kiryat Gat
Dentists · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Clalit's dental clinic (Clalit Smile) on the 1st floor of the Yishpro Center on Malchei Israel Blvd.
178 Malchei Israel Blvd (Yishpro Center), 1st floor, Kiryat Gat
Dentists · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Maccabi's dental clinic (Maccabi Dent) in the Maccabi Kiryat Gat Medical Centre building on Sderot HaAtzmaut.
64 Sderot HaAtzmaut, Kiryat Gat
Dentists · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Dental clinic on Lachish Blvd listed in Clalit's clinic directory.
5 Lachish Blvd, Kiryat Gat
Health fund branches · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Clalit child and youth health centre (paediatrics); Tipat Chalav (unit 94237) is at the same address.
18 Lachish Blvd, Kiryat Gat
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.
37 HaAtzmaut Blvd, Kiryat Gat
Health fund branches · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Clalit primary care clinic with a pharmacy (unit 94201) at the same address.
48 Gat Blvd, Kiryat Gat
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.
178 Malchei Israel Blvd (Yishpro Center), Kiryat Gat
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).
68 HaAtzmaut Blvd (next to Bituach Leumi), Kiryat Gat
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.
16 Netivot Shalom St (Dona commercial centre), Kiryat Gat
Urgent care, hospitals & emergency · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Clalit evening clinic for urgent problems, for Clalit members, on three evenings a week.
16 Netivot Shalom St, Kiryat Gat
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.
6 Lachish Blvd, Kiryat 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.
10 Cheshvan St (Beit Gavriel building), Kiryat Gat
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.
64 Sderot HaAtzmaut, Kiryat Gat
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.
101 Adorayim St, Kiryat Gat
Kosher restaurants & cafés · Kiryat Gat (older city)
BBB burger restaurant at Big Kiryat Gat (named on the community site).
3 Derech HaDarom (Big Kiryat Gat), Kiryat Gat
Kosher restaurants & cafés · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Dairy cafe-bakery; the community site names Bleeker Cafe as a notable store at iSolomon.
20 Derech HaDarom (iSolomon), Kiryat Gat
Groceries & bakeries · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Kiryat Gat bakery that also caters, listed under the Kiryat Gat Religious Council's kashrut supervision.
8 Mevo Sivan, Kiryat Gat
Groceries & bakeries · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Market-style store at 20 Derech HaDarom, Kiryat Gat, selling produce, deli, spices and nuts; on the Kiryat Gat Religious Council's kashrut list (regular).
20 Derech HaDarom, Kiryat Gat
Groceries & bakeries · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Kiryat Gat events caterer, listed under the Kiryat Gat Religious Council's kashrut supervision.
24 HaCharoshet St, Kiryat Gat
Groceries & bakeries · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Rami Levy supermarket at Big Kiryat Gat (named on the community site).
3 Derech HaDarom (Big Kiryat Gat), Kiryat Gat
Groceries & bakeries · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Shufersal Deal supermarket on Malchei Israel Blvd, with a pharmacy inside.
178 Malchei Israel Blvd, Kiryat Gat
Shuls · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Ashkenazi synagogue in the older part of Kiryat Gat, listed in the Kipa synagogue directory.
3 Eliyahu HaNavi St, Kiryat Gat
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).
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.
Schools · Kiryat Gat (older city)
State-religious comprehensive middle and high school (mixed) in Kiryat Gat.
Schools · Kiryat Gat (older city)
State-religious primary school in Kiryat Gat, south of Carmei Gat.
Ulpan & Hebrew · Kiryat Gat (older city)
The municipal absorption department runs Hebrew ulpanim for new olim. Contact the department for current classes and locations.
Lev HaIr Mall, 2nd floor (opposite McDonald's), Kiryat Gat
Ulpan & Hebrew · Kiryat Gat (older city)
The Hebrew ulpan named for Kiryat Gat on Nefesh B'Nefesh's Carmei Gat community page.
26 HaAtzmaut St, Kiryat Gat
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.
Lev HaIr Mall, 2nd floor (opposite McDonald's), Kiryat Gat
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.
3 HaGefen St, Kiryat Gat
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.
7 Mevo Yeshayahu, Kiryat Gat
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.
1 Lachish, Kiryat Gat
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.
45 Sderot HaAtzmaut, Kiryat Gat
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Lawyers & accountants · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Kiryat Gat law office on Lachish Blvd; the Ministry of Justice notary register lists Avital Simona Edri Kahana as a notary with English.
17 Lachish Blvd, Kiryat Gat
Lawyers & accountants · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Law and notary office at Kikar Paz in central Kiryat Gat; the Ministry of Justice notary register lists English as a language he notarises in.
3 Kikar Paz, Kiryat Gat
Lawyers & accountants · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Kiryat Gat law office specialising in personal-injury (tort) cases: road and work accidents, accidents in public places, Bituach Leumi and general-disability claims, victims of hostile acts, Ministry of Defence injured veterans and medical negligence.
41 Ge'on HaYarden St, Kiryat Gat
Lawyers & accountants · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Mortgage advisory office at 17 Lachish Blvd, Kiryat Gat, for buyers arranging a home loan.
17 Lachish Blvd, Kiryat Gat
Lawyers & accountants · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Insurance agency with insurance consultants at 5 HaMelech David St, Kiryat Gat.
5 HaMelech David St, Kiryat Gat
Lawyers & accountants · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Kiryat Gat accounting firm (CPAs) that also offers economic consulting and family financial planning.
22 HaYotzer St, Kiryat Gat
Shops · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Outdoor strip mall with Rami Levy and BBB, gas station across the street.
3 Derech HaDarom, Kiryat Gat
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).
Derech HaDarom, Kiryat Gat
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.
Kiryat Gat city centre
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.
178 Malchei Israel Blvd, Kiryat Gat
Pharmacies · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Maccabi Pharm, the pharmacy of Maccabi Healthcare Services, at 64 Sderot HaAtzmaut in central Kiryat Gat; listed in Maccabi's service directory.
64 Sderot HaAtzmaut, Kiryat Gat
Pharmacies · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Super-Pharm pharmacy and drugstore in the Big Kiryat Gat strip mall (3 Derech HaDarom), open daily including Saturday; listed in Clalit's pharmacy directory.
3 Derech HaDarom (Big Kiryat Gat), Kiryat Gat
Pharmacies · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Super-Pharm branch in central Kiryat Gat by Kikar Paz; Leumit lists it as "Super-Pharm Lev HaIr".
3 Sderat Paz (Kikar Paz), 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.
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.
64 HaAtzmaut Blvd, Kiryat Gat
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.
7/23 Lachish Blvd, Kiryat Gat (as written on the source)
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.
7 HaGefen St, Kiryat Gat
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.
17 Etharim St, Kiryat Gat (unverified)
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.
4 Mishol Paz St, Kiryat Gat
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.
Serves all of Carmei Gat
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.
Kiryat Gat railway station, eastern industrial zone, Kiryat Gat
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.
Kikar HaMa'apil, Kiryat Gat
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).
Kiryat Gat central bus station and Tzomet Plugot stops
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).
Sderot HaAtzmaut, Kiryat Gat
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).
Kiryat Gat Central Bus Station, opposite the Be'er Sheva stop
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.
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.
Car park at the bottom of HaGefen St, Kiryat Gat
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.
Kiryat Gat industrial park (Ashlagan St area)
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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.
City centre, by the Lev HaIr mall, Kiryat Gat
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.
12 Sderot Lachish, Kiryat Gat
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.
Childcare & after-gan · Kiryat Gat (older city)
The municipality's contact for gan (kindergarten) registration questions.
Serves all of Carmei Gat
Opticians & eyewear · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Optician and optometry shop at Kikar Paz in central Kiryat Gat, listed by Maccabi as an optometry provider.
71 Kikar Paz, Kiryat Gat
Driving schools & licensing · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Driving school company at 3 Mevo Yeshayahu, Kiryat Gat, giving driving lessons toward an Israeli licence.
3 Mevo Yeshayahu, Kiryat Gat
Other services · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Bank Hapoalim's Kiryat Gat branch on Lachish Blvd in the city centre; wheelchair accessible, closed on Fridays.
30 Lachish Blvd, Kiryat Gat
Other services · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Bank Leumi's Kiryat Gat branch on HaGefen St in the city centre; wheelchair accessible, closed on Fridays.
3 HaGefen St, Kiryat Gat