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The modern city of Ashdod, established near the ruins of the Palestinian village and the Philistine city in 1956, lies in a plain on an important road axis and is located a short distance from Tel Aviv (35 Km), from Jerusalem and Be'er Sheva (70 Km). It sports the largest and most commercially-active seaport in Israel, after Haifa, and is a focal point of both national and international shipping.
In the city jurisdiction there are over 60,000 dunams (60 km˛) and land reserves for a total area of 74,000 dunams (74 km˛). Ashdod's master plan divides the city into 17 residential quarters.
Most of the city inhabitants find their livelihood in the city and enjoy high standard municipal services. The mild climate and geographic location turn the city into one of the attractive cities in Israel, to the degree that many of the newcomers and citizens of various settlements request to make Ashdod their home. The population growth rate in Ashdod is the highest in Israel. The city which started with 22 families of newcomers currently has 196,000 inhabitants. Approximately 38% of its residents are newcomers from the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), Ethiopia, FranceThe French Republic or France ( French: Republique francaise or France is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in western Europe, and which is further made up of a collection of overseas islands and territories located in other continents., Latin AmericaLatin America consists of the countries of South America and North America (including Central America and the islands of the Caribbean) whose inhabitants mostly speak Romance languages, although Native American languages are also spoken there. Most freque and other countries, who have settled in the city during the 1990sCenturies: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s 2030s 2040s Years: Events and trends Computers, technology Explosive growth of the Internet; decrease in the cost of computers and other techn.
In the last ten years, the city has developed and became the fifth largest city in Israel. With a growth rate of about 9,000 inhabitants per year, the city may number about 225,000 residents in 20052005 is a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). It has been designated: The World Year of Physics The International Year of Microcredit The International Year for Sport and Physical Education The United States Year of Foreign.
Ashdod was one of the five cities of the PhilistinesThe historic Philistines (see note "Philistines" below) were a people that inhabited the southern coast of Canaan around the time of the arrival of the Israelites, their territory being named Philistia in later contexts. Their origin has been contended am and the center of worship for the CanaaniteCanaanite can describe anything pertaining to Canaan: in particular, its languages and inhabitants. Disambiguation. god DagonThe ancient god Dagon Dagon was a major northwest Semitic god, the god of grain and agriculture according the few sources to speak of the matter, worshipped by the early Amorites, by the people of Elba, by the people of Ugarit and a chief god (perhaps the.
According to the Bible, when the Philistines captured the Ark of the CovenantArk of the Covenant A late 19th-century artist's conception, employing a Renaissance cassone for the Ark and cherubim as Christian angels ) The Ark of the Covenant is described in the Hebrew Bible as a sacred container built at the command of Moses, in wh from the Israelites around 1050 BC at Aphek, they brought it to Ashdod as a trophy for Dagon. But during the presence of the Ark great disasters hit Ashdod and the Ark was trasferred to Gath and later returned to the Israelites.
In the 10th century BC, the city became, like the rest of the Philistine confederacy, tributary to David of Israel. The Philistines however, retained their independence and continued their hostilities against Judah and Israel in the following centuries. The hostilities ended when King Uzziah of Judah conquered the city in the 8th century BC. In 711, Ashdod rose in rebellion against the Assyrians, supported by Juda, Moab, Edom and Egypt, but the rising was suppressed by the troops of Sargon II of Assyria and Ashdod became an Assyrian province.
The Philistines remained active in the region and, although not confirmed, most likely regained control over the city after the destruction of Judah in 587 BC.
The city was conquered by the Macedonians under Alexander the Great and became known as Azotus. It was Egyptian from 330 BC till 199 BC when the Seleucid Empire took control over Judea. During the Maccabee Rebellion , Judas Maccabaeus destroyed the temple of Dagon.
It became part of the revived Jewish Hasmonean kingdom and a Roman city in the 1st century BC.
The Palestinian village of Isdud was destroyed in the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, and most of its residents became refugees. Immediately before the war, in 1945, it had numbered 4,620 Arabs and 290 Jews.
Site : http://www.ashdod.muni.il Isdud site: http://netfinity2.palestineremembered.com/Gaza/Isdud/index.html