Isdud

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 , and the ancient city of Ashdod.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Abandoned locality
  • Description: ancient Levantine metropolis site and depopulated Arab village in present-day Israel
  • Also known as: “Ashdod”, “Azotos”, “Azotus”, “Esdud”, “Isdūd”, “Sdud”, and “אשדוד (עיירה ערבית)”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Ashdod–Ad Halom–Metropol and Roberts Pool.

Railway station
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railway station is a railway station in , . is situated 2½ km north of Isdud.

Lake
Photo: מקף־עברי, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a lake.

Hospital
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Samson Assuta Ashdod Medical Center is a general hospital in , . is situated 3½ km north of Isdud.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Emunim and Sde Uziyahu.

Village
Photo: Yaakov2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a moshav in central .

Village
is a moshav in southern .

Hamlet
Photo: אמא של, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a community settlement in southern .

Isdud

Latitude
31.75° or 31° 45′ north
Longitude
34.66667° or 34° 40′ east
Elevation
36 metres (118 feet)
Open location code
8G3PQM28+2M
Geo­Names ID
295628
Wiki­data ID
Q7183947
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Polish—“Isdud” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “إسدود”
  • French: “Isdud”
  • Hebrew: “איסדוד”
  • Persian: “اسدود (روستای ویران‌شده فلسطینی)”
  • Persian: “اسدود”
  • Polish: “Isdud”

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Highlights: Tel Ashdod and Ya‘ar Ashdod.

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