כיכר הלווייתן

כיכר הלווייתן is a work of art in , . כיכר הלווייתן is situated nearby to the police station , as well as near .

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 480 metres south of כיכר הלווייתן.

Sports venue
A.S. Ironi Ashkelon is a professional basketball team based in in south west . The club currently plays in Israeli National League. The team is named after the late Itamar Sharvit, who has been Elizur Ashkelon's maintenance manager for 18 years. is situated 1¼ km east of כיכר הלווייתן.

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 3½ km east of כיכר הלווייתן.

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 2024 it had a population of 643. is situated 4 km southeast of כיכר הלווייתן.

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 2024 it had a population of 526. is situated 5 km south of כיכר הלווייתן.

כיכר הלווייתן

Latitude
31.66643° or 31° 39′ 59″ north
Longitude
34.56049° or 34° 33′ 38″ east
Open location code
8G3PMH86+H5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6548585085
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­artwork
Open­Street­Map attribute
artwork_type=­statue
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