Ashdod

Ashdod אַשְׁדּוֹד‎‎ أشدود/إسدود‎
City (from 1968)
Hebrew transcription(s)
• ISO 259	ʔašdod
Flag Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 31°48′0″N 34°39′0″E / 31.80000°N 34.65000°E / 31.80000; 34.65000Coordinates: 31°48′0″N 34°39′0″E / 31.80000°N 34.65000°E / 31.80000; 34.65000
Country	Israel
District	Southern
Founded	1700 BCE (Canaanite settlement) 1300 BCE (Philistine rule) 147 BCE (Hasmonean rule) 7th century CE (Muslim city) 1956 (Israeli city)
Government
• Mayor	Yehiel Lasri
Area
• Total	47,242 dunams (47.242 km2 or 18.240 sq mi)
Population  (2019)[1]
• Total	225,939
• Density	4,800/km2 (12,000/sq mi)
Website	www.ashdod.muni.il

Ashdod from above

Ashdod (Hebrew: אַשְׁדּוֹד‎ ʾašdōḏ; Arabic: أسدود or إسدود‎ ʾisdūd or ʾasdūd Arabic pronunciation: [ʔɪ, ʔa-sˈduːd]; Philistine: