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{{City
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|country =Israel
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|settled =1700 BCE (Canaanite settlement)
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|population =221,591
|area =18.240 sq mi
|density =
|mayor =Yehiel Lasri
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'''Ashdod''' (referred to in the New Testament as '''Azotus''') is the sixth-largest city and the largest port in [[Israel]] accounting for 60% of the country's imported goods. Ashdod is located in the [[Southern District of Israel|Southern District]] of the country, on the [[Mediterranean]] coast where it is situated between [[Tel Aviv]] to the north (32 kilometres (20 miles) away) and [[Ashkelon]] to the south (20 km (12 mi) away). [[Jerusalem]] is 53 km (33 mi) to the east. The city is also an important regional [[industry|industrial]] center and is a [[planned city]] built near to the site of the ancient city.
'''Ashdod''' (referred to in the New Testament as '''Azotus''') is the sixth-largest city and the largest port in [[Israel]] accounting for 60% of the country's imported goods. Ashdod is located in the [[Southern District of Israel|Southern District]] of the country, on the [[Mediterranean]] coast where it is situated between [[Tel Aviv]] to the north (32 kilometres (20 miles) away) and [[Ashkelon]] to the south (20 km (12 mi) away). [[Jerusalem]] is 53 km (33 mi) to the east. The city is also an important regional [[industry|industrial]] center and is a [[planned city]] built near to the site of the ancient city.