Beit Dagan


Beit Dagan is a town and local council in the Central District of Israel. Located adjacent to Rishon LeZion, it had a population of in. It was awarded local council status in 1958.

History

Beit Dagan was founded in 1948 at the site of the Palestinian village Bayt Dajan by Yemenite and North African immigrants. It is probably situated in the area of Biblical Beit Dagon, a village in the tribe of Judah.

Climate

Beit Dagan is the home of the Israel Meteorological Service.
Beit Dagan has a Mediterranean climate with hot and rainless summers, and with cold and rainy winters. Springs and autumns are cool to warm. Humidity is high during winter and low during summer, which makes summers rainless and hot, between average high of 30.8 °C and average low of 20.4 °C. Winters are rainy and mild, between average high of 18.5 °C and average low of 7.6 °C. Beit Dagan receives 550.5 mm of precipitation per year and there are only 7 months of heavy rain.

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Transportation

Beit Dagan's main transportation hub is the Beit Dagan Junction, between highway 44 and route 412, serving as a bus terminal for lines to Rishon LeZion, Tzrifin, Ashkelon, Tel Aviv, Petah Tikva, Rehovot, etc.
The large Shapirim Interchange is located on the northern side of town.

Notable residents