Ashdod Light

Lighthouse

Ashdod Light

Location| Yona Hill, Ashdod, Israel
Coordinates| 31°48′50″N 34°38′47″E﻿ / ﻿31.813906°N 34.646331°E﻿ / 31.813906; 34.646331
Tower
Constructed| 1966
Construction| concrete tower
Height| 42 m (138 ft)
Shape| upper half cylindrical, lower half triangular prism
Markings| upper half red and white checkerboard, lower half gray concrete
Light
Focal height| 76 m (249 ft)
Range| 22 nmi (41 km; 25 mi)
Characteristic| Fl(3) W 20s

Ashdod Light (Hebrew: מגדלור אשדוד), is a lighthouse in Ashdod, Israel. It is located in Yona Hill (Hebrew: גבעת יונה), a 53 metres (174 ft) above sea level hill at the northern part Ashdod, just south of the Port of Ashdod. The site and the lighthouse are closed to the public.

The lighthouse is listed as active on the NGA List of Lights of 2019,[1] as well as on the April 2021 update of The Lighthouse Directory.[2] However, some less official sources claim that it is inactive at least since November 2009.[3][4]

The lighthouse appeared on an Israeli stamp issued 26 November 2009.[3] It also appeared on the first day of issue postmark for that series of stamps.

## History

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The lighthouse was built in 1966 as part of the construction of the port facilities.[3] It used the glass optic removed from the Jaffa Light which was decommissioned in the same year.[5]

The lighthouse was a distinctive mark of the city of Ashdod, appearing in many publications.[4]

### Youth centre

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In December 2020, the municipality of Ashdod announced that a youth centre is set to established at the facility beneath the lighthouse, after the transfer of power from the Ministry of Defense has been greenlit.[6] In May 2022, it has been decided that the planned-youth centre will carry the name of Ilan Gilon, former member of Knesset of the Meretz party and deputy of mayor Zvi Zilker – following his death earlier that month. At his time as deputy mayor, he was in charge of the culture and youth in the city, and as a teenager was considered a major social activist.[7][8]

## See also

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* Israel portal

* List of lighthouses in Israel

## References

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ashdod Lighthouse.

1. ^ List of Lights, Pub. 113: The West Coasts of Europe and Africa, the Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea and Azovskoye More (Sea of Azov) (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2019. p. 374.
2. ^ Rowlett, Russ (21 April 2021). "Lighthouses of Israel". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
3. ^ a b c "Lighthouses in Israel". Philately News. Archived from the original on 2011-05-06. Retrieved 2010-07-19.
4. ^ a b Moshe Admon (2010-07-06). "אשדוד: למה כבה האור במגדלור בגבעת יונה?" [Ashdod: why was the light turned off in the lighthouse at Givat Yona?] (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2010-07-23.
5. ^ "מדריך טיולים - יפו העתיקה" [Old Jaffa - Tour Guide]. travel-israel.co.il. Retrieved 2010-08-02.
6. ^ גפני, דור (2020-12-10). "מהפך בגבעה: במקום המתקן הצבאי הנטוש יוקם מתחם נוער ראשון מסוגו באשדוד". כאן דרום - אשדוד (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2023-11-17.
7. ^ ""מגדלור של אנושיות": כך ינציחו באשדוד את אילן גילאון". www.israelhayom.co.il. 12 May 2022. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
8. ^ לוי, דוד (2022-05-12). "המגדלור ע"ש גילאון: עיריית אשדוד תנציח את אילן גילאון ז"ל בגבעת יונה". כאן דרום - אשדוד (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2023-11-17.

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* Akko Light
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