Attractions & sights
The city market, with about 350 stalls selling fruit and vegetables, food, clothing and shoes, operates on Mondays and Thursdays.
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Attractions & sights · Afridar
Courtyard of Beit HaAm in the centre of Afridar displaying archaeological finds from Ashkelon, including two ornate Roman marble sarcophagi; a brick relief of Samson decorates the courtyard wall.
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Attractions & sights
City performing-arts hall at the HaNasi - Ben Gurion junction east of the City neighbourhood, staging theatre, stand-up, concerts, musicals and children's shows; 600-seat main hall plus 240-seat balcony, with hearing-assist headsets.
Attractions & sights
International marina with border control, customs and marine police, about 320 berths (designed for c. 600 vessels) and a shipyard with a 100-tonne lift; a monument at the entrance commemorates the 1939 immigrant ship that reached Ashkelon's shore.
Photo: דר' אבישי טייכר, via Wikimedia Commons (opens in a new tab) · CC BY 2.5 (opens in a new tab)
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