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Arab Suqrir

'Arab Sukrir was a Palestinian Arab village in the Gaza Subdistrict, located 38 kilometers (24 mi) northeast of Gaza in a flat area with an elevation of 25 meters (82 ft) along the coastal plain just north of Isdud.

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'Arab Sukrir was a Palestinian Arab village in the Gaza Subdistrict, located 38 kilometers (24 mi) northeast of Gaza in a flat area with an elevation of 25 meters (82 ft) along the coastal plain just north of Isdud. The total land area of the village was 40,224 dunams, of which 12,270 was Arab-owned, while the remainder was public property. In 1931, it had a population of 530, decreasing to 390 in 1945. It was destroyed and depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.

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What is there

Worth seeing in and around Arab Suqrir

4 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.

  1. 01
    Museum of Philistine Culture

    The Museum of Philistine Culture is an archaeological museum in Ashdod. The museum is dedicated to the culture of the Philistines, the ancient people who inhabited the maritime part of Israel from the XII century BC. It is the only museum in the world completely dedicated to the Philistine people.

    3.2 km · museum in Israel · Wikipedia
  2. 02
    Yud-Alef Stadium

    The Yud-Alef Stadium is a football stadium in Ashdod, Israel, that was built for local football sides Maccabi Ashdod, Beitar Ashdod and Hapoel Ashdod.

    1.9 km · Football stadium in Ashdod · Wikipedia
  3. 03
    Ashdod Light

    Ashdod Light, is a lighthouse in Ashdod, Israel. It is located in Yona Hill, a 53 metres above sea level hill at the northern part Ashdod, just south of the Port of Ashdod.

    1.7 km · lighthouse in Israel · Wikipedia
  4. 04
    Amphi Ashdod

    Amphi Ashdod is an open theater that is located in Ashdod-Yam Park, near the Arches Beach of Ashdod, Israel. Amphi Ashdod is one of Israel's largest open theaters with a capacity of 6,400 spectators.

    3.6 km · Theatre in Ashdod · Wikipedia

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Getting to Arab Suqrir

Airports
Ben Gurion (TLV), 30 km · El Arish (AAC), 116 km · Queen Alia (AMM), 127 km
Stations
Port of Ashdod, 1.8 km
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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 Arab Suqrir. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

What Wikivoyage says about moving around
  • Get aroundBy bus, taxi ("moneet" in Hebrew), or minibus ("moneet sherut").

From Wikivoyage: Ashdod, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.

The nearest places where the work is done
  1. 01
    Petra and Wadi MusaJO

    12 ways of moving, 17 sources

    184 km
  2. 02
    Wadi RumJO

    8 ways of moving, 23 sources

    261 km
  3. 03
    DahabEG

    8 ways of moving, 29 sources

    370 km
  4. 04
    KastellorizoGR

    8 ways of moving, 27 sources

    670 km
  5. 05
    NaxosGR

    12 ways of moving, 17 sources

    1,023 km

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Next door to Arab Suqrir

Arab Suqrir is 31 km from Tel Aviv, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.