Ashkelon

Summary

Ashkelon is a city^[1]. Ashkelon has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Ashkelon is located in Ashkelon Subdistrict^[3].
• Ashkelon is in the country of Israel^[4].
• Ashkelon's instance of is recorded as city^[5].
• Ashkelon's instance of is recorded as administrative territorial entity^[6].
• Ashkelon's instance of is recorded as big city^[7].
• Ashkelon's instance of is recorded as depopulated Palestinian village^[8].
• Ashkelon's official language is recorded as Hebrew^[9].
• Ashkelon's twinned administrative body is recorded as Côte Saint-Luc^[10].
• Ashkelon's twinned administrative body is recorded as Xinyang^[11].
• Ashkelon's twinned administrative body is recorded as Iquique^[12].
• Ashkelon's twinned administrative body is recorded as Aix-en-Provence^[13].
• Ashkelon's twinned administrative body is recorded as Vani^[14].
• Ashkelon's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kutaisi^[15].
• Ashkelon's twinned administrative body is recorded as Aviano^[16].
• Ashkelon's twinned administrative body is recorded as Pankow^[17].
• Ashkelon's twinned administrative body is recorded as Entebbe^[18].
• Ashkelon's twinned administrative body is recorded as Portland^[19].
• Ashkelon's twinned administrative body is recorded as Baltimore^[20].
• Ashkelon's twinned administrative body is recorded as Sacramento^[21].
• Ashkelon's postal code is recorded as 78***^[22].
• Ashkelon's Commons category is recorded as Ashkelon^[23].
• Ashkelon's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00^[24].
• Ashkelon's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+03:00^[25].
• Ashkelon's local dialing code is recorded as 8^[26].
• 950 BC marks the founding of Ashkelon^[27].

Body

Geography

Ashkelon is in the country of Israel^[4]. Ashkelon is located in Ashkelon Subdistrict^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+134454'}^[28], {'amount': '+130660'}^[29], {'amount': '+137945'}^[30], {'amount': '+1100'}^[31], {'amount': '+5100'}^[32], and {'amount': '+11200'}^[33].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[5], administrative territorial entity^[6], big city^[7], and depopulated Palestinian village^[8].

History and Context

950 BC marks the founding of Ashkelon^[27].

Why It Matters

Ashkelon has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Ashkelon is known by 71 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]