Ashkelon
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.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Railway station
- Description: railway station in Israel
- Also known as: “Ashkelon railway station”, “Ashkelon Railway Station”, and “Ashkelon Station”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kfar Silver and Shikma Prison.
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 740 metres southeast of 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 1½ km southwest of Ashkelon.
Hamama
Ruins
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Hamama was a Palestinian town of over 5,000 inhabitants that was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. It was located 24 kilometers north of Gaza. Hamama is situated 2½ km northwest of Ashkelon.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Berekhya and Be’er Ganim.
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.
Be’er Ganim
Village
Photo: Meronim, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Be'er Ganim is a community settlement in southern Israel. It falls under the jurisdiction of Hof Ashkelon Regional Council and had a population of 2,890 in 2024. Be’er Ganim is situated 3 km north of Ashkelon.
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. Mash’en is situated 3 km southeast of Ashkelon.
Ashkelon
- Categories: station and transportation
- Location: Southern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.67593° or 31° 40′ 33″ northLongitude
34.60449° or 34° 36′ 16″ eastOpen location code
8G3PMJG3+9QOpenStreetMap ID
node 2930618423OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationWikidata ID
Q2620226
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Yiddish—“Ashkelon” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “عسقلان”
- Arabic: “محطة قطار أشكلون”
- Cebuano: “Tel Ashqelon”
- Czech: “Aškelon”
- Czech: “Železniční stanice Aškelon”
- Dutch: “Station Ashkelon”
- Dutch: “Station Asjkelon”
- Egyptian Arabic: “محطة اشكيلون”
- French: “Ascalon”
- French: “Ashkelon”
- German: “Askalon”
- Hebrew: “אשקלון”
- Hebrew: “תחנת אשקלון”
- Hebrew: “תחנת הרכבת אשקלון”
- Polish: “Aszkelon”
- Portuguese: “Ascalon”
- Spanish: “Ascalón”
- Urdu: “اشکیلون ریلوے اسٹیشن”
- Yiddish: “אשקלון באן סטאנציע”
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