Ashkelon Junction
Ashkelon Junction is a bus stop in Southern District, Israel. Ashkelon Junction is situated nearby to Shikma Prison, as well as near the village Bat Hadar.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Shikma Prison and Ashkelon.
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 1 km northwest of Ashkelon Junction.
Ashkelon
Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Ashkelon railway station is a railway station that is located in Ashkelon, Israel. It is the southern terminus of the Binyamina–Tel Aviv–Ashkelon and the Ra'anana–Rishon LeZion–Ashkelon suburban lines. Ashkelon is situated 2 km north of Ashkelon Junction.
Kfar Silver
School
Kfar Silver is a youth village in southern Israel. Located near Ashkelon, the village falls under the jurisdiction of Hof Ashkelon Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 253. Kfar Silver is situated 2 km northeast of Ashkelon Junction.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bat Hadar and Mash’en.
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.
Mash’en
Village
Photo: Ditiha, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mash'en 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 946.
Berekhya
Village
Berekhya is a moshav in the Hof Ashkelon Regional Council, within the Ashkelon Subdistrict of the Southern District of Israel. Located four kilometres east of Ashkelon. In 2024 it had a population of 1,308. Berekhya is situated 2½ km northeast of Ashkelon Junction.
Ashkelon Junction
- Type: Bus stop
- Category: transportation
- Location: Southern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.65935° or 31° 39′ 34″ northLongitude
34.602° or 34° 36′ 7″ eastOpen location code
8G3PMJ52+PROpenStreetMap ID
node 1803069461OpenStreetMap feature
highway=bus_stopOpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=platform
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Hebrew—“Ashkelon Junction” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مفرق أشكلون”
- Hebrew: “צומת אשקלון”
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