🇮🇱 Israel
Ashkelon
Ashkelon or Ashqelon, is a coastal city in the Southern District of Israel on the Mediterranean coast, 50 kilometres (30 mi) south of Tel Aviv, and 13 kilometres (8 mi) north of the border with the Gaza Strip. The modern city is named after the ancient seaport of Ascalon, which was destroyed in 1270 and whose remains are on the southwestern edge of the modern metropolis.
- Country
- 🇮🇱 Israel
- Elevation
- 0 m
- Population
- 144,073
- Time zone
- Asia/Jerusalem
- Coordinates
- 31.67, 34.57
How far Ashkelon is from other cities in Israel
- Ashdod16 km✈ 46 min · 🚗 16 min
- Reẖovot34 km✈ 47 min · 🚗 34 min
- Rishon LeTsiyyon39 km✈ 48 min · 🚗 39 min
- Bet Shemesh41 km✈ 48 min · 🚗 41 min
- H̱olon43 km✈ 48 min · 🚗 43 min
- Bat Yam43 km✈ 48 min · 🚗 43 min
- Tel Aviv50 km✈ 49 min · 🚗 50 min
- Beersheba51 km✈ 49 min · 🚗 51 min
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