Al-Jura
Al-Jura, was a Palestinian village that was depopulated by Israeli militias during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war, located immediately adjacent to the towns of Ashkelon and the ruins of ancient Ascalon.
Al-Jura, was a Palestinian village that was depopulated by Israeli militias during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war, located immediately adjacent to the towns of Ashkelon and the ruins of ancient Ascalon. In 1945, the village had a population of approximately 2,420 mostly Muslim inhabitants. Though defended by the Egyptian Army, al-Jura was nevertheless captured by Israel's Givati Brigade in a November 4, 1948, offensive as part of Operation Yoav.
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Worth seeing in and around Al-Jura
5 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Sala Stadium
The Sala Stadium is a sports stadium in Ashkelon, Israel. The stadium has a capacity of 5,250 people and is the home ground of Maccabi Ashkelon.
1.4 km · football stadium in Ashkelon · Wikipedia - 02Ashkelon dog cemetery
The Ashkelon dog cemetery is an ancient burial site in today's Ashkelon National Park, Israel, where possibly thousands of dogs were interred between the 5th century BC and the 3rd century BC. The majority of these dogs were puppies; all had similarities to the modern Canaan dog, perhaps representing the ancestral population from which the modern breed is descended. It is the largest known animal cemetery of this kind in the ancient world.
900 m · Burial ground for dogs in Ashkelon · Wikipedia - 03Ashkelon Marina Breakwater Light
Ashkelon Marina Breakwater Light is a lighthouse in Ashkelon, Israel. It is located at the end of the main breakwater of the Ashkelon Marina.
2.2 km · lighthouse in Israel · Wikipedia - 04Ashkelon Academic College
Ashkelon Academic College is a public college in Ashkelon, Israel. The college has two faculties, the School of Economics and Social Work, for management, logistics, banking, and accounting, in which undergraduate and graduate studies take place, as well as the School of Health Sciences, for undergraduate studies in nutrition, nursing, and public health.
1.6 km · college in Ashkelon, Israel · Wikipedia - 05Ashkelon Sports Arena
A.S. Ironi Ashkelon is a professional basketball team based in Ashkelon, south west Israel.
1.8 km · sports stadium in Ashkelon · Wikipedia
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Getting to Al-Jura
- Airports
- Ben Gurion (TLV), 50 km · El Arish (AAC), 97 km · Queen Alia (AMM), 136 km
- Tel Aviv → Al-Jura50 km · quickest by road, 1h 30m · ₪23–30
- Eilat → Al-Jura1977 km · quickest by road, 37h 11m · ₪830–1,100
- El Arish → Al-Jura146 km · quickest by road, 4h 45m · E£340–450
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Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Al-Jura
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Al-Jura. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inThere are no ferries or cruises to Ashkelon, but you can bring your own boat into the marina.
From Wikivoyage: Ashkelon, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-08.
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Next door to Al-Jura
Al-Jura is 20 km from Gaza, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Ashkeloncity in Israel1 km
- Ascalonancient city in Israel900 m
- Ni'ilyavillage in Gaza, Mandatory Palestine2.7 km
- Al-Khisas, Gazavillage in Gaza, Mandatory Palestine2.1 km