Middle East
Israel
Southern District

Shevut Ya’akov

Shevut Ya’akov is a synagogue in , . Shevut Ya’akov is situated nearby to the synagogue , as well as near .
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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 1¼ km southwest of Shevut Ya’akov.

Sports venue
The Ashkelon Sport Arena is an indoor sporting arena located in , . The arena opened in 1999 and is home to the Elitzur Eito Ashkelon Basketball Club. The arena has a capacity of 3,000 permanent seats. is situated 1 km southeast of Shevut Ya’akov.

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 3 km east of Shevut Ya’akov.

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 2023 it had a population of 661. is situated 4 km southeast of Shevut Ya’akov.

Village
Photo: Meronim, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Be'er Ganim is a community settlement in southern . It falls under the jurisdiction of Hof Ashkelon Regional Council and had a population of 2,704 in 2023. is situated 5 km northeast of Shevut Ya’akov.

Shevut Ya’akov

Latitude
31.67137° or 31° 40′ 17″ north
Longitude
34.56775° or 34° 34′ 4″ east
Open location code
8G3PMHC9+G4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 536069306
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
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In Other Languages

“Shevut Ya’akov” goes by many names.
  • Hebrew: “שבות יעקב”

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