Ashdod Travelers guide

Ashdod | Good to know 22 Aviv was inaugurated, which reduced travelling time to the center of the country significantly, and made the city even more attractive. Until the southern quarters of the city were built, Quarter Dalet (4) was considered the most prestigious section in the city, and even included public institutions and the central bus station. They were relocated to the Kirya Quarter in the early 2000s. The streets in this Quarter were named partly after members of the Knesset and partly after maritime concepts. In Quarter Het (8) , which today borders the Kirya Quarter, the streets are named after flowers. The streets of Quarter Yod Alef (11) , which was built in the middle of the 1970's, were named after the country's streams and mountains. The first museum in the city - The Corine Mammane Museum of Philistine Culture - was opened in 1990. After receiving recognition from the Ministry of Sport and Culture in 2014, it became the only museum, in Israel and abroad, dedicated to the Philistine culture. Quarter Hei (5) in the center of the city was built parallel to Quarter Dalet (4) , but its construction was completed during the 1990s, when the " Lev Ashdod " Mall - the largest mall in the city - was built in the Quarter. The streets in this Quarter were named after Hebrew authors, poets and Hebrew creations. During those years Quarter Zayin (7) was also built in the eastern part of the city, to house the ultra-Orthodox population. Therefore, its streets received the names of Tannaim and Amorite leaders. Many religious institutions operate in this Quarter, and some of the streets are closed to traffic on Saturdays and Jewish holidays.