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Ashdod (Hebrew: אַשְׁדּוֹד; Arabic: اشدود, إسدود) is the sixth-largest city in Israel. Ashdod is Israel's largest port, since about 60% of the country's imported goods come through the city.
Climate
Ashdod has a Mediterranean climate with hot summers, pleasant spring and fall, and cool, rainy winters. The humidity is usually high many times year round, and rain occurs mainly from November to March.
| Climate data for Ashdod | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 17.2 (63.0) |
19.5 (63.5) |
23.7 (67.5) |
26.9 (76.3) |
27.4 (81.3) |
29.5 (85.1) |
31.8 (87.4) |
30.1 (88.0) |
29.2 (86.4) |
26.5 (82.2) |
23.6 (74.5) |
19.2 (66.6) |
25.38 (76.82) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 7.1 (46.6) |
9.8 (46.4) |
12.3 (48.7) |
15.9 (53.4) |
16.8 (58.6) |
19.2 (64.4) |
21.6 (69.1) |
20.4 (70.5) |
18.1 (68.2) |
15.5 (63.5) |
11.7 (55.6) |
9.5 (49.6) |
14.83 (57.88) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 127.9 (5.10) |
98.6 (3.93) |
61.4 (2.45) |
17.8 (.71) |
3.1 (.12) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
2.3 (.09) |
29.2 (.76) |
69.8 (2.78) |
114.7 (4.57) |
524.8 (20.51) |
| Source: Israel Central Bureau of Statistics[1][2] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
| Year | Population [3] |
|---|---|
| 1956 | 200 |
| 1961 | 4,600 |
| 1972 | 40,300 |
| 1983 | 66,700 |
| 1995 | 129,800 |
| 2005 | 200,600 |
| 2015 | 220,200 |
Ashdod had a population of about 220,000 in 2015, making it the sixth-largest city in Israel.[4] The ratio of women to men is about 1.05 to 1.00. Also, 19.7% of the population was under the age of 10, 15.7% from age 10 to 19, 14.9% from 20 to 29, 19.1% from 30 to 44, 19.1% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% were 65 or older. The population of Ashdod is a lot younger than the Israeli average because there are a lot of young couples in the city.
Over 95% of Ashdod's population is Jewish, even though only about 30% follow their religion. The city is also home to the world's largest[5] Karaite community, with about five thousand members.
Ashdod Media
The Madaba Map, showing the two cities of ΑϹΔⲰ... / ASDŌ... / Asdod (Tel Ashdod) and ΑΖⲰΤΟϹΠΑΡΑΛ[ΙΟϹ] / AZŌTOSPARAL[IOS] / Azotus-by-the-Sea (Ashdod-Yam)
Ashdod in 1957.
- BeginBlvd
Ashdod Port Aerial View
Sea mall main entrance.
Ashdod, Israel. Rooftop view.
Ashdod central bus station
This is a view on Ashdod marina looking from North West
Ashdod Ad Halom Railway Station
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References
- ↑ "Monthly Average of Daily Maximum and Minimum Temperature" (PDF). Statistical Abstract of Israel 2006. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. June 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-07-09. Retrieved 2016-07-26.
- ↑ "Precipitation" (PDF). Statistical Abstract of Israel 2006. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-07-09. Retrieved 2016-07-26.
- ↑ Article on the Hebrew Wikipedia.
- ↑ Israel Central Bureau of Statistics estimate as of the end of June 2006 (July 2005). "TABLE 3. – POPULATION(1) OF LOCALITIES NUMBERING ABOVE 1,000 RESIDENTS" (Excel). CBS. Retrieved July 22, 2009.
- ↑ Last Days Reporters. "7 Stages of the beginning of Judaism". Archived from the original on September 28, 2007.
Related pages
Other websites
- Welcome To Isdud
- Survey of Western Palestine, Map 16: IAA, Wikimedia commons
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- Ashdod Port official website