Byzantine Church
Byzantine Church is an archaeological site in Southern District, Israel. Byzantine Church is situated nearby to the archaeological site Grave of Sheikh ‘Awwad, as well as near the pitch Ashkelon Ridge Soaring.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Barzilai Medical Center and Hamama.
Barzilai Medical Center
Hospital
Photo: Eman, Public domain.
Barzilai Medical Center is a 600-bed district general hospital in Ashkelon, Israel 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. Barzilai Medical Center is situated 3 km south of Byzantine Church.
Hamama
Ruins
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Hamama was a Palestinian town of over 5,000 inhabitants that was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. It was located 24 kilometers north of Gaza. Hamama is situated 2½ km east of Byzantine Church.
Ashkelon
Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Ashkelon railway station is a railway station that is located in Ashkelon, Israel. It is the southern terminus of the Binyamina–Tel Aviv–Ashkelon and the Ra'anana–Rishon LeZion–Ashkelon suburban lines. Ashkelon is situated 3½ km east of Byzantine Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ashkelon and Be’er Ganim.
Ashkelon
Photo: Meronim, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ashkelon or Ashqelon Hebrew אַשְׁקְלוֹן Arabic عسقلان ˁAsqalān; is a city on the Mediterranean coast of Israel, 50 km to the south of Tel Aviv.
Be’er Ganim
Village
Photo: Meronim, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Be'er Ganim is a community settlement in southern Israel. It falls under the jurisdiction of Hof Ashkelon Regional Council and had a population of 2,890 in 2024. Be’er Ganim is situated 4 km east of Byzantine Church.
Bat Hadar
Village
Photo: Ditiha, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bat Hadar is a community settlement in southern Israel. Located near Ashkelon, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof Ashkelon Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 643. Bat Hadar is situated 5 km southeast of Byzantine Church.
Byzantine Church
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Southern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
31.68668° or 31° 41′ 12″ northLongitude
34.56753° or 34° 34′ 3″ eastOpen location code
8G3PMHP9+M2OpenStreetMap ID
way 308999781OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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In Other Languages
“Byzantine Church” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “כנסיה ביזנטית”
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