Anava Park, Urban park in Modiin, Israel
Anava Park is an urban park in Modiin featuring a central artificial lake with walking paths that wind through landscaped grounds. The lake serves as the focal point, with trails guiding visitors through different zones of the space.
The park opened in 2010 and takes its name from a stream that flows underground beneath the city. This connection ties the space to the area's natural geography.
The amphitheater in the center hosts musical performances and concerts, especially during warmer months. Visitors can experience live shows and seasonal festivals in this venue.
The Anava Trail runs about 5 km from the lake to the Pa'atei Modiin train station, with shaded rest corners, water taps and lighting along it; it is open to walkers and cyclists but closed to motor vehicles. The main park path is roughly 3 km long. Rainwater traps along the stream bed become winter pools and small cascades on rainy days.
In Passover 2017 Anava Park became Israel's first smart park, a project run by Bezeq that added Wi-Fi, cameras, sensors and environmental quality monitoring across the grounds. The lake holds about 1,000 black carp and silver tilapia, plus 350 gambusia fish introduced to eat mosquito eggs.
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