Ashdod Travelers guide

Following the sun 115 Hayovel, which you will come to later. Turn left on Mota Gur street and after a few meters turn right onto Beethoven street and then right onto Van Gogh street. Continue along the road as it curves to the left and turns into Chasidei Umot Ha'olam street, and further on, you will see the small mound in the center of the Square, with the remains of the Citadel on it, in front of you. The ancient signaling tower, built parallel to the Ashdod-Yam citadel during the ancient Islamic period, lies in the middle of the pastoral modern neighborhood in Quarter Tet-Vav (15). On the west side of the square there are stairs leading to the top of the hill (on the southern side there is another entrance suitable for strollers). Climb up and reach the remains of the Citadel, which served as a link between Ashdod and the Arab government that was located in the county seat in Ramla. The square fortification is built from limestone laced with broken potsherds, and at its center there is a round structure made of rough unchiseled stones. Now look to the north, to the sea, and imagine the tower guards who used to look out onto the great blue sea trying to locate Byzantine war ships and prevent raids on the coastal settlements. When the guards identified an enemy ship, the immediately lit a big bonfire, and used the smoke to create a signal to the towers of the nearby cities. And so, within a short while, the news of imminent threat made its way to Ramla, from where armed warriors set out to defeat the invaders. After enjoying the beautiful landscape from the top of the hill, continue south on Hasidei Umot Ha'olam street toward the next stop on your tour, about a two-minute walk. Cross Montefiore Boulevard, and in front of you, on the left, you will notice the beautiful She'ar Yashuv Synagogue . While you walk over to the synagogue you will notice that it is not surrounded by a fence or a wall, and in fact stands as a public structure inside an urban garden. This makes a clear statement that the place is intended to serve as a spiritual center for all and to serve the entire community and not only the regular worshipers. And indeed, the prayer version in the synagogue is Sephardic-