Eshkol Power Station

The Eshkol Power Station is a power station supplying electrical power to the region in . It is located in north industrial zone of near the mouth of the , close to the and the Ashdod Oil Refineries which provided the plant with fuel oil prior to its conversion to use natural gas.
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  • Type: Power station
  • Description: power plant in Israel named after Levi Eshkol
  • Also known as: “Ashdod Power Station” and “Levi Eshkol Power Station”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Port of Ashdod and Naval Base Ashdod.

Station
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The is one of 's three main cargo ports. The port is located in , about 40 kilometers south of , adjoining the mouth of the Lachish River. is situated 1½ km southwest of Eshkol Power Station.

Naval base
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Ashdod Naval Base, also known as Southern Arena by the Israeli Navy, is a naval base located in the port city of near the . It plays an important role in the surveillance and blockade of the Gaza Strip, as well as in protecting the Port of Ashdod. is situated 3 km southwest of Eshkol Power Station.

Pitch
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The is a football in , , that was built for local football sides Maccabi Ashdod, Beitar Ashdod and Hapoel Ashdod. The stadium was given the name "Yud-Alef" in 1973, after the eleven Israeli athletes murdered in the Munich massacre. is situated 3½ km south of Eshkol Power Station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Qiryat Eitanim and Nir Galim.

Suburb
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is a suburb, which is situated 3 km south of Eshkol Power Station.

Village
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is a religious moshav shitufi in south-central , adjacent to the city of . Located in the southern , it falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Yavne Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 1,251. is situated 3 km southeast of Eshkol Power Station.

Village
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is a religious moshav shitufi in central . Located near the Mediterranean coast, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Yavne Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 1,109. is situated 4 km southeast of Eshkol Power Station.

Eshkol Power Station

Latitude
31.84191° or 31° 50′ 31″ north
Longitude
34.65727° or 34° 39′ 26″ east
Operator
IEC
Open location code
8G3PRMR4+QW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 612880727
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­industrial
Wiki­data ID
Q12057270
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Eshkol Power Station” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “艾希科爾發電廠”
  • French: “Centrale électrique d’Eshkol”
  • German: “Kraftwerk Eshkol”
  • Hebrew: “ת’כ אשכול”
  • Hebrew: “תחנת אשכול”
  • Hebrew: “תחנת הכוח אשכול”
  • Hebrew: “תחנת כוח אשכול”
  • Lithuanian: “Eškolo šiluminė jėgainė”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Eshkol kraftverk”
  • Norwegian: “Eshkol kraftverk”
  • Russian: “Эшколь”
  • Sylheti: “ꠄꠡꠇꠟ”
  • Sylheti: “ꠙꠣꠅꠀꠞ ꠁꠡ꠆ꠐꠦꠡꠘ”
  • Ukrainian: “ТЕС Ешкол”
  • Ukrainian: “ТЕС Ешколь”

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