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Ashqelon (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
Lat: 31 40 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 31.6667 decimal degrees |
Long: 034 35 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 34.5833 decimal degrees |
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Note: Originally an Arab settlement; after Arab-Israeli War, 1948-1949, the Arabs left and the site was resettled by Jewish immigrants; modern city built 1950s; has factory producing prestressed concrete pipe for National Water Plan; has textile and plastic manufacturing. |
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Ashqelon (preferred,C,V)
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Ashkelon (C,V)
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Ascalon (C,O)
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al-Majḍal (H,V)
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............ | as Arab settlement, 1920-1949 |
Migdal Gad (H,V)
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............ | as Jewish settlement, 1949 |
Migdal Ashqelon (H,V)
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Askalon (H,V)
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............ | Classical |
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Hierarchical Position: |
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Ashqelon (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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founded 1948 |
city (C) |
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industrial center (C) |
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agricultural center (C) |
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resort (C) |
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