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Ramla
City in Israel

Ramla

Ramla, also known as Ramle, is a city in the Central District of Israel.

Ramle is one of Israel's mixed cities, with significant numbers of both Jews and Arab citizens of Israel.

Get in

Getting to Ramla

Buses run frequently from Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Rishon LeZion, Modiin, Ashdod and other cities in central Israel.

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    Ramla Central Bus
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    Ramla

    Trains run once an hour to Tel Aviv, Beit Shemesh, and Jerusalem.

See

Worth seeing

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    Tower of Ramla

    It served as the minaret of the White Mosque (al-Masjid al-Abyad) erected by Caliph Suleiman in the 8th century CE, of which only remnants remain today.

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    Arches Pool

    An underground water reservoir with impressive arches holding up its roof.

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    Great Mosque

    Built as a Crusader church, this building was converted into a mosque by the Mameluks, and is still used as a mosque today.

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    Ramla Museum

    The building, from 1922, incorporates elements of Arab architecture such as arched windows and patterned tiled floors, and is the former municipal headquarters of the British Mandatory authorities.

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    British

    Best known for the grave of a soldier named Harry Potter, who was killed in the Arab revolt against the British in 1939.

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    Truck and Transport Museum

    An outdoor museum housing a large variety of old trucks (lorries).

Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Wikimedia Commons (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.