Ashdod

American

[ash-dod, ahsh-dawd] / ˈæʃ dɒd, ɑʃˈdɔd /

Also Esdud

noun

a town in western Israel: an important ancient Philistine city; early center of Christianity.

Ashdod British

/ ˈæʃdɒd /

noun

a town in central Israel, on the Mediterranean coast: an important city in the Philistine Empire, with its artificial harbour (1961) it is now a major port. Pop: 192 000 (2003 est)

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Ashdod

It showed him visiting a detention facility at the port of Ashdod where the activists are being held.

From BBC ● May 20, 2026

Air raid alerts sounded across Israel, including in the commercial hub of Tel Aviv and the southern coastal city of Ashdod, after rocket fire from Lebanon.

From Barron's ● Apr. 10, 2026

Parts of the pier also had to be taken to Ashdod for repairs.

From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2024

Rough seas broke the pier apart just days after it was installed last month, and it was towed to the Israeli port of Ashdod for repairs.

From New York Times ● Jun. 6, 2024

They quickly became a rich and powerful nation, holding the coast towns of Gath, Askelon, Gaza, Ashdod, and Ekron.

From Hebrew Life and Times by Hunting, Harold B. (Harold Bruce)

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