Middle East
Israel
Southern District

Afridar

Afridar is a neighborhood in , and has about 21,000 residents. Afridar is situated nearby to the town , as well as near the neighborhood .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Barzilai Medical Center and Ashkelon Sports Arena.

Hospital
Photo: Eman, Public domain.
is a 600-bed district general hospital in , opened in 1961. The hospital serves a population of 500,000, including a large number of Ethiopian and Russian immigrants, and has more than 100,000 admissions annually.

Sports venue
A.S. Elitzur Ashkelon is a professional basketball team based in in south west . The club currently plays in Israeli National League. The team is named after the late Itamar Sharvit, who has been Elizur Ashkelon's maintenance manager for 18 years.

Prison
is an Israeli prison located in . There are many Palestinian prisoners there including the engineer Dirar Abu Sisi who was kidnapped in in February 2011. Among the former prisoners is Israeli scientist Mordechai Vanunu. is situated 3 km southeast of Afridar.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ashkelon and Bat Hadar.

Photo: Meronim, CC BY-SA 3.0.
or Ashqelon Hebrew אַשְׁקְלוֹן Arabic عسقلان ˁAsqalān; is a city on the Mediterranean coast of , 50 km to the south of .

Village
Photo: Ditiha, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a community settlement in southern . Located near , it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof Ashkelon Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 661. is situated 4½ km southeast of Afridar.

Village
Photo: Meronim, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Be'er Ganim is a community settlement in southern . It falls under the jurisdiction of Hof Ashkelon Regional Council and had a population of 2,704 in 2023. is situated 4½ km northeast of Afridar.

Afridar

Latitude
31.67748° or 31° 40′ 39″ north
Longitude
34.5673° or 34° 34′ 2″ east
Population
21,000
Elevation
41 metres (135 feet)
Open location code
8G3PMHG8+XW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 390453680
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Geo­Names ID
295741
Wiki­data ID
Q6632325
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Hebrew—“Afridar” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “أفريدار”
  • French: “Afridar”
  • Hebrew: “אפרידר”
  • Hebrew: “שכונת אפרידר”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Afridar Central Synagogue and Baltimore Garden.

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