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Ashdod

This article is about the modern city. For the ancient city, see Ashdod (ancient city). For other uses, see Ashdod (disambiguation).
Ashdod
  • אַשְׁדּוֹד‎
City (from 1968)
Hebrew transcription(s)
 • ISO 259ʔašdod
From top left: Minat al-Qal'a, Cultural Center, Aerial view of the port, View of the marina, Square of Candles, Ashdod at night, Big Fashion Store, Sculpture The eye of the sun.
From top left: Minat al-Qal'a, Cultural Center, Aerial view of the port, View of the marina, Square of Candles, Ashdod at night, Big Fashion Store, Sculpture The eye of the sun.
Coat of arms of Ashdod
Coat of arms
Ashdod is located in Ashkelon region of Israel
Ashdod
Ashdod
Ashdod is located in Israel
Ashdod
Ashdod
Coordinates: 31°48′0″N 34°39′0″E / 31.80000°N 34.65000°E / 31.80000; 34.65000
Country Israel
DistrictSouthern
Founded1956 (Israeli city)
Government
 • MayorYehiel Lasri
Area
 • Total47,242 dunams (47.242 km2 or 18.240 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total226,827
 • Density4,800/km2 (12,000/sq mi)
Websitewww.ashdod.muni.il

Ashdod (Hebrew: אַשְׁדּוֹד, 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.

The city was named after the historical town of Ashdod, located c.6 km southeast,[2][3] which dates originally to the 17th century BCE as one of the five Philistine city-states. The ruins of Ashdod-Yam also lie on the coast to the southwest of the city center and adjacent to the city's expanding suburbs.

Isdud's 3 millennia[4] of history came to a sudden end in late 1948. Isdud was to be part of the Arab Palestinian state, but Egyptian troops defending it withdrew in October 1948, triggering the Nakba for Isdud's roughly 5,000 residents. Most fled,[5] while the IDF drove out the 300 who dared remain.[6][7]

Modern Ashdod was established in 1956 on the sand hills 6km northwest of what remained of Isdud. It was incorporated as a city in 1968, with a land-area of approximately 60 square kilometres (23 sq mi). Being a planned city, expansion followed a main development plan, which facilitated traffic and prevented air pollution in the residential areas, despite population growth. 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).[8]

Ashdod is today a major Israeli city, and contains the largest port in Israel accounting for 60% of the country's imported goods. Ashdod today is home to the largest Moroccan and Karaite Jewish communities in Israel,[9][10] and to the largest Georgian Jewish community in the world.[11] It is also an important regional industrial center.

  1. ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ Jacobs, D.; Eber, S.; Silvani, F.; Rough Guides (Firm) (1998). Israel and the Palestinian Territories: The Rough Guide. Music rough guide. Rough Guides. p. 113. ISBN 978-1-85828-248-0. Retrieved 2022-12-22. Four kilometres out of town and just west of Route 4, Tel Ashdod was the centre of the village of Isdud - ancient Ashdod - and site of the Philistine port. Get off the bus if you like old mounds, derelict Palestinian homes...
  3. ^ 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 ...
  4. ^ B.Frenkel (1990). The Philistines (in Hebrew). Israel: Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel, Ashdod branch. p. 119. ULI Sysno. 005093624.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference zochrot was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference imemc was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference morris was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "OlimByTown 2011" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-12-23. Retrieved 2019-05-19.
  10. ^ "קהילת אשדוד - היהדות הקראית העולמית". www.karaite.org.il. Archived from the original on 2017-10-16. Retrieved 2017-10-16.
  11. ^ The chess queen was hosted in Ashdod Archived 2017-10-16 at the Wayback Machine mynet, 19.03.09

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