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Shikmim \ Shimshon Bet

Shikmim \ Shimshon Bet is a neighborhood in , . Shikmim \ Shimshon Bet is situated nearby to the neighborhood , as well as near .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Barzilai Medical Center and Ni`ilya.

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.

Ruins
Ni'ilya was a Palestinian village in the Gaza Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War on November 4, 1948, under Operation Yo'av.

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.

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 3½ km east of Shikmim \ Shimshon Bet.

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 4 km southeast of Shikmim \ Shimshon Bet.

Shikmim \ Shimshon Bet

Latitude
31.65332° or 31° 39′ 12″ north
Longitude
34.56013° or 34° 33′ 37″ east
Open location code
8G3PMH36+83
Open­Street­Map ID
node 642955364
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
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In Other Languages

From French to Hebrew—“Shikmim \ Shimshon Bet” goes by many names.

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Lev Ashkelon mall and Synagogue.

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