Ashdod

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. 

 Demographics 

 Year Population Article on the Hebrew Wikipedia. 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.

 References 

 Related pages 
 The Museum of Philistine Culture

 Other websites 

Welcome To Isdud 
Survey of Western Palestine, Map 16:  IAA, Wikimedia commons

Ashdod Port official website

Category:Ports and harbours of Israel
Category:Cities in Israel
Category:Southern District (Israel)