A sabil (Arabic) was a public drinking fountain or trough that was found at key locations for people to use on their journeys. The word sebil or sabil comes from the Arabic verb root sabala (سبل) meaning "to let fall, drop, to let hang down, to close eyes or to shed tear". Sabil initially meant "road" or "path" and is used both [...]
Around the corner from the Byzantine Mosaic Floor, September 11 Memorial and the Harlington, is a the remnant of Byzantine church.
Right across from the Harlington Hotel and the New York Square is a mosaic floor - all that remains of another Byzantine church. It is surrounded by a low wall and not wheelchair accessible. If you are walking, you will need to jump down about 60 cm to get to the mosaic floor. Although it [...]
Tucked away in the center of the Afridar Center is an archeological garden with some very impressive artifacts. The outer circle is lined with various artifacts, including columns and other findings from Ashkelon. The center of the space holds two sarcophagi that are considered to be the best Greek marble sarcophagi from the Roman period. [...]
From 1250 to 1517 Egypt and Syria was ruled by the Mamluk Dynasty. The Sheik Awad tomb from the Mamluk period is located close to Bar Kokhba beach and the Harlington Hotel.
Located very close to the Harlington Hotel is where a Byzantine church was located. All that remains is a mosaic floor, open to the sky. There is a Greek inscription that can be seen in this photo. Look for a low cement wall surrounding the floor, just north of Abba Ahimeir St. Photo by Effie [...]
Beit Eli, located in the Afridar neighborhood of Ashkelon, was the vacation home of Israel's second president, Yitzhak Ben-Zvi, and his wife, Rachel Yanait. They purchased it as a vacation home to be near near the home of their son Amram, who came to Ashkelon in the early 1950s, from Jerusalem to manage the Egged [...]
