0.6 km
Israel Navy memorial
Attractions & sights
Memorial built in 1972 for the 47 crew lost when the destroyer INS Eilat sank in October 1967; a year later it became the central memorial for all fallen of the Israeli Navy.
Checked 9 October 2026
Attractions & sights
Ashdod Visitor Centre
Indoor, air-conditioned visitor centre listed by the municipal tourism company that tells the city's story with videos, augmented reality and interactive stations, from antiquity to the port city of today.
Rova Alef
- Address
- 2 Yair St, AshdodRova Alef
- Hours
- Group visits by arrangement; check by phone
- Call
- 08-8545210
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Checked 9 October 2026
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Ashdod Visitor Centre
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1.5 kmTel Mor
Attractions & sights
Ancient archaeological mound of about 6 dunams on the north bank of the Lachish stream, roughly 1 km before it meets the sea, on the route of the ancient Way of the Sea.
Checked 9 October 2026Photo: Bukvoed, via Wikimedia Commons (opens in a new tab) · CC BY 4.0 (opens in a new tab)
- 1.7 km
Struma and Mefkura memorial
Attractions & sights
Bronze memorial by sculptor Baruch Wind to two refugee ships sunk in the Black Sea: the Struma, with 770 aboard and one survivor, and the Mefkura, with 310 aboard and five survivors.
Checked 9 October 2026
