Ashkelon, Israel
Facts and figures on Ashkelon at a glance
Name: Ashkelon (Ashkelon)Status: Large place
Population: 144,073 people
Region name (Level 1): Southern District
Country: Israel
Continent: Asia
Ashkelon is located in the region of Southern District. Southern District's capital Beersheba (Beersheba) is approximately 51 km / 32 mi away from Ashkelon (as the crow flies). The distance from Ashkelon to Israel's capital Jerusalem (Jerusalem) is approximately 62 km / 39 mi (as the crow flies).
Maybe also interesting: Distances from Ashkelon to the largest places in Israel.
| Place | Status | Population | Region |
| Ashkelon Ashkelon | Large place | 144,073 people | Southern District Southern District |
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| Place name | Region name Level 1 | Country | Continent |
| Ashkelon Ashkelon | Southern District Southern District | Israel | Asia |
Time in Ashkelon
| Current time | Summer time (DST) | Standard time | Current timezone offset | Timezone |
| Tue, 23 Apr 2024 - 8:32pm (20:32h) | In effect (+1 hour) | Tue, 23 Apr 2024 - 7:32pm (19:32h) | GMT UTC +3.0 | Asia/Jerusalem |
Geographic coordinates of Ashkelon
| Position | Latitude (width) | Longitude (length) |
| Show on map | 31°40'09.3"N (31.6692600°) | 34°34'17.4"E (34.5714900°) |
Distances from Ashkelon
| To equator (0° lat) | To prime meridian (0° lon) | To the largest places |
| 3,510 km north of the equator | 3,264 km east of the prime meridian | Distances from Ashkelon |
Places around Ashkelon
9 places found within 5 km around Ashkelon. You can expand the radius of your search: 10 km15 km| Place | Population | Distance | Route |
| Afridar Afridar | - | 0.9 km 0.5 mi | show |
| ShkhunatGiv'atTsion Shkhunat Giv’at Tsion | - | 1.9 km 1.2 mi | show |
| Barnea` Barnea‘ | - | 2.0 km 1.2 mi | show |
| ShkhunatShimshon Shkhunat Shimshon | - | 2.1 km 1.3 mi | show |
| Bat Hadar Bat Hadar | 760 | 3.4 km 2.1 mi | show |
| KfarSilver Kfar Silver | - | 3.8 km 2.4 mi | show |
| Ni`ilya Ni‘ilya | - | 4.0 km 2.5 mi | show |
| Be'er Ganim Be'er Ganim | 1,295 | 5.0 km 3.1 mi | show |
| Bet Shiqma Bet Shiqma | 863 | 5.0 km 3.1 mi | show |