Maqam al-Nabi Hussein

Maqam al-Nabi Hussein is a mosque in , . Maqam al-Nabi Hussein is situated nearby to the hospital , as well as near the synagogue .
  • Type: Mosque
  • Denomination: Shia
  • Also known as: “Mash’had Nabi Hussein”
  • Address: אשקלון

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 210 metres north of Maqam al-Nabi Hussein.

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 1¼ km east of Maqam al-Nabi Hussein.

Ruins
Ni'ilya was a Palestinian village in the Gaza Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War on November 4, 1948, under Operation Yo'av. is situated 2½ km southeast of Maqam al-Nabi Hussein.

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 Maqam al-Nabi Hussein.

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 4½ km south of Maqam al-Nabi Hussein.

Maqam al-Nabi Hussein

Latitude
31.66041° or 31° 39′ 38″ north
Longitude
34.55929° or 34° 33′ 33″ east
Open location code
8G3PMH65+5P
Open­Street­Map ID
way 789111281
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­mosque
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­shia
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Hebrew—“Maqam al-Nabi Hussein” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مقام رأس الإمام الحسين”
  • Hebrew: “מקאם א-נבי חוסיין”

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