Ashdod

Summary

Ashdod is a city^[1]. Ashdod ranks in the top 8% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (578 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Ashdod is located in Ashkelon Subdistrict^[3].
• Ashdod is in the country of Israel^[4].
• Ashdod is in the country of Mandatory Palestine^[5].
• Ashdod's head of government is recorded as Yehiel Lasri^[6].
• Ashdod's image is recorded as Ashdod Marina Aerial View.jpg^[7].
• Ashdod's instance of is recorded as city^[8].
• Ashdod's instance of is recorded as big city^[9].
• Ashdod's flag image is recorded as Flag of Ashdod.svg^[10].
• Ashdod's coat of arms image is recorded as City of Ashdod, Israel — 60th anniversary logo with COA — colorful.svg^[11].
• Ashdod's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bordeaux^[12].
• Ashdod's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bahía Blanca^[13].
• Ashdod's twinned administrative body is recorded as Los Angeles^[14].
• Ashdod's twinned administrative body is recorded as Wuhan^[15].
• Ashdod's twinned administrative body is recorded as Tampa^[16].
• Ashdod's twinned administrative body is recorded as Brest^[17].
• Ashdod's twinned administrative body is recorded as Batumi^[18].
• Ashdod's twinned administrative body is recorded as Zaporizhzhia^[19].
• Ashdod's twinned administrative body is recorded as Atyrau^[20].
• Ashdod's twinned administrative body is recorded as Arkhangelsk^[21].
• Ashdod's twinned administrative body is recorded as Chișinău^[22].
• Ashdod's twinned administrative body is recorded as Tiraspol^[23].
• Ashdod's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bahir Dar^[24].
• Ashdod's twinned administrative body is recorded as Spandau^[25].
• Ashdod's executive body is recorded as Municipality of Ashdod^[26].
• Ashdod's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 12148574335324430001^[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Israel^[4], a Mediterranean country^[28], in Israel^[29], founded in 1948^[30] and Mandatory Palestine^[5], a territory^[31], in British Empire^[32], founded in 1920^[33]. Ashdod is located in Ashkelon Subdistrict^[3].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[8] and big city^[9].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Ashdod include honorary citizen of Ashdod^[34], an award^[35], in Israel^[36], founded in 1986^[37] and Beautiful Ashdod award^[38], an award^[39], in Israel^[40], founded in 2021^[41].

Why It Matters

Ashdod ranks in the top 8% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (578 views/month).^[2] Ashdod has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[42] Ashdod is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[43]

Entities named for Ashdod include honorary citizen of Ashdod^[34], an award^[35], in Israel^[36], founded in 1986^[37] and Beautiful Ashdod award^[38], an award^[39], in Israel^[40], founded in 2021^[41].