Ashqelon
Ashqelon is in Southern District, Israel. Ashqelon is situated nearby to the village Otzem, as well as near Nehora.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include yeshivat ner zerach and Al-Faluja Town.
yeshivat ner zerach
University
Photo: Black lemon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
yeshivat ner zerach is an university.
Al-Faluja Town
Ruins
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
al-Faluja was a Palestinian Arab village in the British Mandate for Palestine, located 30 kilometers northeast of Gaza City. Al-Faluja absorbed settlers from various areas, including Dura.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kiryat Gat and Nehora.
Kiryat Gat
Town
Photo: Meronim, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kiryat Gat also spelled Qiryat Gat, is a city in the Southern District of Israel. It lies 56 km south of Tel Aviv, 43 km north of Beersheba, and 68 km west southwest of Jerusalem. Kiryat Gat is situated 6 km southeast of Ashqelon.
Nehora
Village
Photo: Meronim, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nehora is a community settlement in southern Israel. Located on the coastal plain about 5 km west Kiryat Gat in south-central Israel and just to the east of Route 352, across the road from Noga, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lakhish Regional Council.
Otzem
Village
Photo: Meronim, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Otzem is a moshav in southern Israel. Located in Hevel Lakhish, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lakhish Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 853.
Ashqelon
- Also known as: “Ashkelon Sub-district”, “Ashqelon Sub-district”, “Nafat Ashqelon”, and “Nefat Ashqelon”
- Location: Southern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.6333° or 31° 38′ northLongitude
34.7167° or 34° 43′ eastElevation
80 metres (262 feet)Open location code
8G3PJPM8+8MGeoNames ID
295618
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In Other Languages
“Ashqelon” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “אשקלון”
- Hebrew: “נפת אשקלון”
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