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Ashkelon

Ashkelon (also Ashqelon and Ascalon; Hebrew: אַשְׁקְלוֹן (audio) (help·info); Arabic: عسقلان‎ ʿAsqalān ; Latin: Ascalonia ; Akkadian: Isqalluna ) is a coastal city in the South District of Israel on the Mediterranean coast, 50 kilometres (31 mi) south of Tel Aviv, and 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) north of the border with the Gaza Strip. The ancient seaport of Ashkelon dates back to the Neolithic Age. In the course of its history, it has been ruled by the Canaanites, the Philistines, the Egyptians, the Israelites, the Assyrians, the Babylonians, the Greeks, the Phoenicians, the Hasmoneans, the Romans, the Persians, the Arabs and the Crusaders, until it was destroyed by the Mamluks in 1270.

Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashkelon

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  • Ganey Marina, Slava Pligin wrote 9 years ago:
    Мой дом, внутри бассейн, и 3 этажа стоянка
  • police station, Renee Brodie (guest) wrote 12 years ago:
    I am from Cullman Alabama..in the United States...I have a very beloved friend there in Ashqelon...I am worried to death about him...it is not like him to be away this long...David Baruch El we have been friends a long time on fb...we pray for each other...I pray for all the Jewish People...David and I are what I would consider good friends...now,someone has removed his photo from his account..and the last message I received from him was the first part of April...I am agonizing over this..if anyone has any information concerning David Baruch El..in the Ashqelon area...please contact me..any time day or night...My home number is 256-734-4497....cell 256-962-8297...and I also have another cell..it is 256-347-9403....Please ..I am begging someone to help me find my beloved David...May G-d bless and keep you all in His loving care...Shalom ...blessings....renee'
  • Ashqelon Railway Station, flovs wrote 13 years ago:
    Up here you can reach by train from Europe, travel across: Turkey, Siria, Liban and Israel, until 1975, when the lebanese civil war destroy Lebanese Railway (CFL). There is a project to build a railroad that would link Asquelon (Israel) to Bir Al Abd (Egipt), avoiding the Gaza strip. Thus, Egypt will be linked by rail to Europe.
  • Neve Dekalim School, nyc_2000 wrote 14 years ago:
    My school 1997-2000 (1st through 3rd grade). Email me: nyc_2000@ymail.com
  • Water park "Ashkeluna", mobik wrote 14 years ago:
    Ashkeluna Water Park
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31°39'40"N   34°33'40"E
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