Ashkelon

Ashkelon אַשְׁקְלוֹן‎‎ عسقلان‎
City
Hebrew transcription(s)
• ISO 259	ʔašqlon
• Translit.	Ashkelon
• Also spelled	Ashqelon, Ascalon (unofficial)
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Coordinates: 31°40′N 34°34′E / 31.667°N 34.567°E / 31.667; 34.567Coordinates: 31°40′N 34°34′E / 31.667°N 34.567°E / 31.667; 34.567
Country	Israel
District	Southern
Founded	5880 BCE (Neolithic settlement) 2000 BCE (Canaanite city) 1150 BCE (Philistine rule) 6th century BCE (Classical city) 15th century CE (Arab village) 1953 (Israeli city)
Government
• Mayor
Area
• Total	47,788 dunams (47.788 km2 or 18.451 sq mi)
Population  (2019)[1]
• Total	144,073
• Density	3,000/km2 (7,800/sq mi)
Website	www.ashkelon.muni.il

Ashkelon or Ashqelon (/ˈæʃkəlɒn/; Hebrew: אַשְׁקְלוֹן‎, ʾAšqəlōn, [aʃkeˈlon]; Philistine: