Ben Gurion/Hel HaYam

Ben Gurion/Hel HaYam is a bus stop in , . Ben Gurion/Hel HaYam is situated nearby to the library , as well as near the hospital .
  • Type: Bus stop
  • Also known as: “Ben Gurion/HaNassi”
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

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. is situated 280 metres south of Ben Gurion/Hel HaYam.

Sports venue
A.S. Ironi 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. is situated 1¼ km east of Ben Gurion/Hel HaYam.

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 3½ km east of Ben Gurion/Hel HaYam.

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 2024 it had a population of 643. is situated 4 km southeast of Ben Gurion/Hel HaYam.

Village
Photo: Ditiha, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mavki'im is a moshav in southern . Located near , it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof Ashkelon Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 526. is situated 5 km south of Ben Gurion/Hel HaYam.

Ben Gurion/Hel HaYam

Latitude
31.66481° or 31° 39′ 53″ north
Longitude
34.55894° or 34° 33′ 32″ east
Open location code
8G3PMH75+WH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1802999756
Open­Street­Map feature
highway=­bus_stop
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­platform
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Hebrew—“Ben Gurion/Hel HaYam” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بن غوريون/حيل هيام”
  • Hebrew: “בן גוריון/חיל הים”

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Highlights include ספריה עירונית אשקלון and Heichal HaTarbut.

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