Ashkelon

Ashkelon (also Ashqelon and Ascalon) ( ; ; Laitin: Ascalonia; Akkadian: Isqalluna) is a coastal ceety in the Sooth Destrict o Israel on the Mediterranean coast, 50 kilometres (31 mi) sooth o Tel Aviv, an 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) north o the border wi the Gaza Strip. The auncient seaport o Ashkelon dates back tae the Neolithic Age. In the course o its history, it haes been ruled bi the Canaanites, the Philistines, the Israelites, the Assiries, the Babylonians, the Greeks, the Phoenicians, the Romans, the Persians, the Egyptians an the Crusaders, till it wis destroyed bi the Mamluks in 1270.
The Arab veelage o al-Majdal (, ), wis established nearbi in the 16t century, unner Ottoman rule. In 1918, Ashkelon became pairt o the Breetish Mandate for Palestine. In the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, Majdal wis the forrit position o the Egyptian Expeditionary Force based in Gaza. The veelage wis occupee'd bi Israeli forces on November 5, 1948, bi which time maist o the Arab population o 11,000 haed been forced tae leave. In  the population o Ashkelon wis .

Internaitional relations

Twin touns — Sister ceeties
Ashkelon is twinned wi:
  Côte Saint-Luc, Quebec, Canadae
  Xinyang, Cheenae
  Iquique, Chile
  Aix-en-Provence, FraunceMairie of Aix-en-Provence - Twinnings and partnerships 
  Kutaisi, Georgie
 Aviano, Italy  Berlin-Weißensee, Germany
  Sopot, Poland
  Entebbe, Uganda
  Portland, Oregon, Unitit States
  Baltimore, Maryland, Unitit States
  Sacramento, Californie, Unitit States

References

Freemit airtins

 Ashkelon Ceety Cooncil 
 "Ashkelon, auncient ceety o the sea", National Geographic, January 2001
 Ancient Ashkelon —University of Chicago
 Pictures of Ashkelon —Holy Land Pictures

Category:Ceeties in Soothren Destrict (Israel)
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