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Bat Yam Seafront

Bat Yam Seafront

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Bat Yam Seafront (Hebrew: רצועת חוף בת ים), or Bat Yam Beachfront, runs along the Mediterranean seashore of the city of Bat Yam, Israel. The 3.5km coastal strip adjoins the Tel Aviv Promenade to the north, and is mostly used for leisure and recreational activities and open to the general public, mainly as bathing beaches, a boardwalk and parks.

Bat Yam Boardwalk
A sculpture by Rachel Timor, a sailboat on the Bat Yam promenade, 1998

Bat Yam Beaches

In July 2017 Bat Yam's beaches were named amongst Israel's most beautiful beaches by Ynet.[1] The beaches include:

  • Sea Palace
  • Surfers Beach
  • Jerusalem Beach
  • The Three Rocky Shores
  • Le-Dugma Beach
  • The Riviera
  • Marina beach
  • Palm Beach
  • Shirat Hayam (gender separated bathing)
  • Thai Beach
  • Al Gal

In history

Binyamin Kahane (1911–1956), Israeli Air Force officer and pilot, gliding on Bat Yam Seafront, date unknown

The future

In September 2020, Globes reported that the Municipality of Bat Yam had applied for planning permission to build a new marina for luxury yachts.[3]

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References

  1. [1]
    Gilad Carmeli (5 July 2017). "A look at Israel's most beautiful beaches". Ynet. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  2. [2]
    Leonard Weinberg, Ami Pedahzur, Religious fundamentalism and political extremism, Routledge, p. 101, 2004.
  3. [3]
    Shani Ashkenazi (30 September 2020). "Marinas could replace some Israeli beaches". Globes. Retrieved 26 March 2021. The six cities that have applied for planning permission to build the new marinas are Tel Aviv, Bat Yam, Nahariya, Haifa, Hadera and Netanya.


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