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Ashkelon Municipality

Ashkelon Municipality is a bus stop in , . Ashkelon Municipality is situated nearby to , as well as near the police station .
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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 620 metres southwest of Ashkelon Municipality.

Sports venue
The Ashkelon Sport Arena is an indoor sporting arena located in , . The arena opened in 1999 and is home to the Elitzur Eito Ashkelon Basketball Club. The arena has a capacity of 3,000 permanent seats. is situated 1 km southeast of Ashkelon Municipality.

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 east of Ashkelon Municipality.

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 4 km southeast of Ashkelon Municipality.

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 2023 it had a population of 515. is situated 5 km south of Ashkelon Municipality.

Ashkelon Municipality

Latitude
31.66631° or 31° 39′ 59″ north
Longitude
34.5638° or 34° 33′ 50″ east
Open location code
8G3PMH87+GG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1803066501
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—“Ashkelon Municipality” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بلدية أشكلون”
  • Hebrew: “עיריית אשקלון”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Yad LaBanim Square and Ashkelon Town Hall.

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