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Ashdod
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| Hebrew transcription(s) | |
| • ISO 259 | ʔašdod |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Ashdod  Ashdod | |
| Coordinates: 31°48′0″N 34°39′0″E / 31.80000°N 34.65000°E | |
| Country |  Israel |
| District | Southern |
| Subdistrict | Ashkelon |
| Founded | 1956 (Israeli city) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–council |
| • Body | Municipality of Ashdod |
| • Mayor | Yehiel Lasri |
| Area | |
• Total | 47,242 dunams (47.242 km2 or 18.240 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[1] | |
• Total | 226,827 |
| • Density | 4,800/km2 (12,000/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Ashdodian |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (IST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (IDT) |
| Website | www.ashdod.muni.il |
Ashdod (Hebrew: אשדוד, romanized: ʾašdōḏ, pronounced [ʔaʃˈdod] ⓘ; Arabic: أسدود, romanized: ʾasdūd, pronounced [ʔasˈduːd], or إسدود, ʾisdūd [ʔɪsˈduːd]; Philistine: 𐤀𐤔𐤃𐤃, romanized: *ʾašdūd) is the sixth-largest city in Israel. Located in the country's Southern District, it lies on the Mediterranean coast 32 kilometres (20 miles) south of Tel Aviv and 20 km (12 mi) north of Ashkelon. Ashdod's port is the largest in Israel, handling 60% of the country's imported goods.
Modern Ashdod was established in 1956 on the sand hills 6 kilometers northwest of the ancient city of Ashdod, known in modern times by its Arabic name Isdud.[2] Isdud had been depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, having had a history spanning approximately 3,700 years.[3] In ancient times, ancient Ashdod developed as an active maritime trade center, with its ports identified at Ashdod-Yam and Tel Mor. In biblical times, it was one of the five principal cities of the Philistines.
Ashdod has absorbed extensive Jewish immigration from around the world, resulting in one of the highest percentages of new immigrants in Israel. The city is home to the largest Moroccan and Karaite Jewish communities in Israel,[4][5] and to the largest Georgian Jewish community in the world.[6] According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics, Ashdod had a population of 226,827 in 2022,[1] with an area of 47,242 dunams (47.242 km2; 18.240 sq mi).[7] Ashdod was incorporated as a city in 1968, with a land-area of approximately 60 square kilometres (23 sq mi).
- ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ Karṭa (Firm) (1983). Carta's Official Guide to Israel: And Complete Gazetteer to All Sites in the Holy Land. State of Israel, Ministry of Defence Publishing House. p. 81. ISBN 978-965-220-047-1. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
Tel Ashdod... Ancient tel, 7 km S. of modern Ashdod within abandoned Arab village of Isdud ...
- ^ B.Frenkel (1990). The Philistines (in Hebrew). Israel: Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel, Ashdod branch. p. 119. ULI Sysno. 005093624.
- ^ "OlimByTown 2011" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-12-23. Retrieved 2019-05-19.
- ^ "קהילת אשדוד - היהדות הקראית העולמית". www.karaite.org.il. Archived from the original on 2017-10-16. Retrieved 2017-10-16.
- ^ The chess queen was hosted in Ashdod Archived 2017-10-16 at the Wayback Machine mynet, 19.03.09
- ^ "Local Authorities in Israel 2005, Publication #1295 – Municipality Profiles – Ashdod" (PDF) (in Hebrew). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-05-29. Retrieved April 14, 2008.