Grave of Sheikh ‘Awwad

Grave of Sheikh ‘Awwad is an archaeological site in , . Grave of Sheikh ‘Awwad is situated nearby to the park , as well as near the pitch .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Barzilai Medical Center and Hamama.

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 3 km south of Grave of Sheikh ‘Awwad.

Ruins
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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 . is situated 3 km east of Grave of Sheikh ‘Awwad.

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 3 km south of Grave of Sheikh ‘Awwad.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ashkelon and Be’er Ganim.

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
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Be'er Ganim is a community settlement in southern . It falls under the jurisdiction of Hof Ashkelon Regional Council and had a population of 2,890 in 2024. is situated 4½ km east of Grave of Sheikh ‘Awwad.

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 6 km southeast of Grave of Sheikh ‘Awwad.

Grave of Sheikh ‘Awwad

Latitude
31.68759° or 31° 41′ 15″ north
Longitude
34.56309° or 34° 33′ 47″ east
Open location code
8G3PMHQ7+26
Open­Street­Map ID
way 308999783
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q31197817
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In Other Languages

“Grave of Sheikh ‘Awwad” goes by many names.
  • Hebrew: “קבר השייח‘ עוואד”
  • Hebrew: “קבר השייח’ עוואד”

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