Ashdod

Ashdod (, ; , , or ; Philistine: , romanized: *ʾašdūd) is the sixth-largest city in Israel. Located in the country's Southern District, it lies on the Mediterranean coast south of Tel Aviv and north of Ashkelon. Ashdod's port is the largest in Israel, handling 60% of the country's imported goods.

museum in Israel

port in Israel

River in Israel

Israeli defense company

Israeli military operation during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War

Episode in biblical history

railway station in Israel

power plant in Israel named after Levi Eshkol

Isdud () was a Palestinian village in the region of Tel Ashdod that was depopulated in the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. Khalidi says it may have had historic links to Azdud, a postal stop between al-Ramla and Gaza, and the ancient city of Ashdod. The name appears in documents from the time of Mamluk-rule in the mid-15th century. In the Ottoman period, there were 75 households. In 1922, it had a population of 2,566 (2,555 Muslims and 11 Christians) and in 1945, 4,620 Arabs and 290 Jews. During the 1948 war, the Arab inhabitants fled or were expelled.

road in Israel

castle ruin in Ashdod, Israel

ancient battle

Near-simultaneous suicide bombings in Israel

fifth chapter of the First Book of Samuel

archaeological term

Israeli traditional orchestra