Ashdod Travelers guide

Along the sea shore 83 A B C However, over the years it managed to renew itself and restore its former glory. Today, the Quarter features one of the largest markets in the coastal plain, the first 5-star hotel in the city (Hotel West), the new Artists Home, and a variety of attractions for the whole family - on the oldest beaches in the city : Mei Ami beach and Lido beach. The hill, which is called "A-Nabi Unes" (The prophet Jonah) in Arabic also contains the remains of a Muslim sheikh's tomb from the late eighth or early ninth century. Over the years the name of the hill was changed to " Givat Yaffa" (Yaffa's Hill), after the late wife of Oved Ben-Ami, one of the city's founders. However, the name never took hold. At the entrance you will notice a large observation deck to your left, and to your right, at the foot of the hill, a monument to the late Yaffa Ben-Ami. Continue on the path as it curves to the right, and climb up the stairs to the right, which lead to the high observation point (53 meters above sea level). At its top there is a structure with a round canopy, reminiscent of the ancient dome which stood here previously. Good to know Revivo Compound The name of the "Star Center", one of the largest commercial centers in Israel, which is located in Quarter Bet (2) and contains about a hundred stores, restaurants and coffee shops. The compound received its name following an investment by the soccer player Haim Revivo in the construction of the compound. Ashdod Port Israel's leading economic gateway, it is the largest sea port in the country in terms of the volume of cargo that passes through it. Since its establishment it has been the main entry for goods into Israel. The city's symbol The new symbol, redesigned by Shmuel Yehuda Oish for Ashdod's 60th anniversary, presents the modern city that grew out of the sands. The symbol contains a lion's head (which represents the tribe of Judah to which the region belonged, among other things), and Kikar Hamifrasim (the Sails Square) painted blue (sea), green (sustainability), orange (energetic) and brown (the city residents). The large water towers next to the stairs were erected on the hill in the beginning of the 1960s, together with the Port of Ashdod