Ashkelon Sports Arena
A.S. Ironi Ashkelon is a professional basketball team based in Ashkelon in south west Israel. 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.- Type: Sports venue
- Description: sports stadium in Ashkelon
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Barzilai Medical Center and Shikma Prison.
Barzilai Medical Center
Hospital
Photo: Eman, Public domain.
Barzilai Medical Center is a 600-bed district general hospital in Ashkelon, Israel 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. Barzilai Medical Center is situated 1¼ km west of Ashkelon Sports Arena.
Shikma Prison
Prison
Shikma Prison is an Israeli prison located in Ashkelon. There are many Palestinian prisoners there including the engineer Dirar Abu Sisi who was kidnapped in Ukraine in February 2011. Among the former prisoners is Israeli scientist Mordechai Vanunu. Shikma Prison is situated 2 km east of Ashkelon Sports Arena.
Ni`ilya
Ruins
Ni'ilya was a Palestinian village in the Gaza Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War on November 4, 1948, under Operation Yo'av. Ni`ilya is situated 2 km south of Ashkelon Sports Arena.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ashkelon and Bat Hadar.
Ashkelon
Photo: Meronim, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ashkelon or Ashqelon Hebrew אַשְׁקְלוֹן Arabic عسقلان ˁAsqalān; is a city on the Mediterranean coast of Israel, 50 km to the south of Tel Aviv.
Bat Hadar
Village
Photo: Ditiha, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bat Hadar is a community settlement in southern Israel. Located near Ashkelon, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof Ashkelon Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 643. Bat Hadar is situated 3 km southeast of Ashkelon Sports Arena.
Beit Shikma
Village
Beit Shikma is a moshav in southern Israel. Located near Ashkelon, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof Ashkelon Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 891. Beit Shikma is situated 4½ km southeast of Ashkelon Sports Arena.
Ashkelon Sports Arena
- Categories: baseball, recreation area, and sports location
- Location: Southern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.66218° or 31° 39′ 44″ northLongitude
34.5727° or 34° 34′ 22″ eastOpen location code
8G3PMH6F+V3OpenStreetMap ID
node 1562443115OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=sports_centreOpenStreetMap feature
sport=baseballOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q4805194
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In Other Languages
“Ashkelon Sports Arena” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “היכל דארט בויד”
- Hebrew: “היכל הספורט אשקלון”
- Hebrew: “היכל הספורט העירוני אשקלון”
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