Yarkon Park in Tel Aviv
Wednesday, 7 July 2021 - 11:00 am (CET/MEZ) Berlin | Author/Destination: Levant / Levante Category/Kategorie: General , Palaces, Castles, Manors, Parks , Union for the Mediterranean
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Yarkon Park is a large park in
Tel Aviv ,
Israel , with about sixteen million visits annually. Named after the
Yarkon River which flows through it, the park includes extensive
lawns , sports facilities,
botanical gardens , an
aviary , a
water park , two outdoor concert venues and
lakes .
The park has six gardens: Gan HaBanim (Fallen Soldiers Memorial Garden), Gan Nifga’ei HaTeror (Terror Victims Memorial Garden), Gan HaSlaim (Rock Garden), Gan HaKaktusim (Cacti Garden), HaGan HaGazum (Trimmed Garden), and HaGan HaTropi (Tropical Garden).
Hadar Yossef National Sports Center © Little Savage/cc-by-sa-4.0
The Rock Garden, one of the largest of its kind in the world, reflects Israel’s geological diversity. In its 10-acre enclosure the rocks are interspersed with some 3,500 species of plants, including over six acres of
cacti . The five-acre Tropical Garden has a wooden walkway shaded by palm trees leading to a small lake. The rainforest-like
microclimate supports a large variety of
orchids and
vines .
The
Yarkon River runs through the park and reaches the
Mediterranean Sea at the park’s western edge, then connects into the
Tel Aviv Port , an entertainment and tourism center. Despite clean-up efforts in the last few years, the river is still polluted. Nevertheless, the region has retained its biodiversity. It is home to an abundance of
insects ,
water fowl ,
golden jackals ,
porcupines and
mongoose .
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TouristIsrael.com – HaYarkon Park ,
lonelyplanet.com – Park HaYarkon ,
park.co.il – Ganei Yehoshua Park and
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