מע’ר אשקלון

מע’ר אשקלון is in , . מע’ר אשקלון is situated near the library , as well as near the theater building .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: 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 340 metres south of מע’ר אשקלון.

Sports venue
A.S. Ironi Ashkelon is a professional basketball team based in , south west . The club currently plays in the Liga Leumit, the second division of professional basketball in Israel. is situated 1¼ km east of מע’ר אשקלון.

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 מע’ר אשקלון.

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 מע’ר אשקלון.

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 מע’ר אשקלון.

מע’ר אשקלון

Latitude
31.66526° or 31° 39′ 55″ north
Longitude
34.56023° or 34° 33′ 37″ east
Open location code
8G3PMH86+43
Open­Street­Map ID
way 219237113
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­brownfield
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In Other Languages

“מע’ר אשקלון” goes by many names.
  • Hebrew: “מע’ר אשקלון”

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Highlights: ספריה עירונית אשקלון and Heichal HaTarbut.

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