Ashkelon

Ashkelon is a railway stop in , . Ashkelon is situated nearby to the school , as well as near the village .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ashkelon and Kfar Silver.

Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The railway station is a railway station that is located in , . It is the southern terminus of the Binyamina–– and the –– suburban lines.

School
is a youth village in southern . Located near , the village falls under the jurisdiction of Hof Ashkelon Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 253. is situated 740 metres southeast of Ashkelon.

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 1½ km southwest of Ashkelon.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Berekhya and Be’er Ganim.

Village
is a moshav in the Hof Ashkelon Regional Council, within the Ashkelon Subdistrict of the of . Located four kilometres east of . In 2024 it had a population of 1,308.

Village
Photo: Meronim, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Be'er Ganim is a community settlement in southern . It falls under the jurisdiction of Hof Ashkelon Regional Council and had a population of 2,890 in 2024. is situated 3 km north of Ashkelon.

Village
Photo: Ditiha, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mash'en is a moshav in southern . Located near , it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof Ashkelon Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 946. is situated 3 km southeast of Ashkelon.

Ashkelon

Latitude
31.67597° or 31° 40′ 34″ north
Longitude
34.60448° or 34° 36′ 16″ east
Open location code
8G3PMJG3+9Q
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4139492948
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­stop_position
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­stop
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Hebrew—“Ashkelon” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “عسقلان”
  • Hebrew: “אשקלון”

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