Ashdod facts for kids
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) |
25.4 (76.8) |
| 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) |
14.8 (57.9) |
| Average 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 | |||||||||||||
Demographics
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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. 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 Karaite community, with about five thousand members.
Related pages
- Survey of Western Palestine, Map 16: IAA, Wikimedia commons
Images for kids
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Ashdod from above
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Egyptian ruler Psamtik I during the fall of Ashdod in 635 BCE, illustration by Patrick Gray, 1900.
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Aerial view of Minat al-Qal'a
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Isdud, c. 1914–1918
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Isdud 1930 1:20,000
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Isdud 1945 1:250,000
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Courtyard of house in Isdud, about 1945
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Ashdod in 1957
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Isdud 1948
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Menachem Begin Boulevard
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Port of Ashdod
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Ashdod Sea Mall
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Assuta Ashdod Medical Center
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Ashdod central bus station
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Ashdod Marina
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Ashdod Ad Halom Railway Station
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Ashdod beach
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LaMimunia Moroccan culture center
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Orot Haim yeshiva
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Amphi Ashdod - more than 6,400 seats
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Outdoor sculpture of Samson in Ashdod
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Maccabi Ashdod basketball game
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Yud-Alef Stadium
See also
In Spanish: Asdod para niños
