Amphitheater

Amphitheater is a theater building in , . Amphitheater is situated nearby to the archaeological site , as well as near the ruins .

Places of Interest Nearby

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. is situated 1¼ km east of Amphitheater.

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. is situated 3 km southeast of Amphitheater.

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 2½ km east of Amphitheater.

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 5 km east of Amphitheater.

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 southeast of Amphitheater.

Amphitheater

Latitude
31.65984° or 31° 39′ 35″ north
Longitude
34.54657° or 34° 32′ 48″ east
Open location code
8G3PMG5W+WJ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 131873928
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­theatre
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
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In Other Languages

“Amphitheater” goes by many names.
  • Hebrew: “אמפיתאטרון”

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