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href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B9%D8%B3%D9%82%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86" title="عسقلان – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="عسقلان" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arc mw-list-item"><a href="https://arc.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DC%90%DC%AB%DC%A9%DC%A0%DC%98%DC%A2" title="ܐܫܩܠܘܢ – Aramaic" lang="arc" hreflang="arc" data-title="ܐܫܩܠܘܢ" data-language-autonym="ܐܪܡܝܐ" data-language-local-name="Aramaic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ܐܪܡܝܐ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B9%D8%B3%D9%82%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86" title="عسقلان – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="عسقلان" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/A%C5%9Fkelon" title="Aşkelon – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Aşkelon" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D1%88%D0%BA%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%BD" title="Ашкелон – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Ашкелон" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bew mw-list-item"><a href="https://bew.wikipedia.org/wiki/Askelan" title="Askelan – Betawi" lang="bew" hreflang="bew" data-title="Askelan" data-language-autonym="Betawi" data-language-local-name="Betawi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Betawi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D1%88%D0%BA%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%BD" title="Ашкелон – Bulgairien" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Ашкелон" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgairien" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8" title="আসকালান – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="আসকালান" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ascal%C3%B3" title="Ascaló – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Ascaló" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashqelon" title="Ashqelon – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Ashqelon" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ckb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A6%DB%95%D8%B4%DA%A9%DB%95%D9%84%DB%86%D9%86" title="ئەشکەلۆن – Central Kurdish" lang="ckb" hreflang="ckb" data-title="ئەشکەلۆن" data-language-autonym="کوردی" data-language-local-name="Central Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>کوردی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/A%C5%A1kelon" title="Aškelon – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Aškelon" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashkelon" title="Ashkelon – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Ashkelon" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashkelon" title="Ashkelon – Dens" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Ashkelon" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Dens" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aschkelon" title="Aschkelon – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Aschkelon" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-diq mw-list-item"><a href="https://diq.wikipedia.org/wiki/E%C5%9Fkelon" title="Eşkelon – Zazaki" lang="diq" hreflang="diq" data-title="Eşkelon" data-language-autonym="Zazaki" data-language-local-name="Zazaki" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Zazaki</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%91%CF%83%CE%BA%CE%B5%CE%BB%CF%8C%CE%BD" title="Ασκελόν – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Ασκελόν" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-en mw-list-item"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashkelon" title="Ashkelon – Inglis" lang="en" hreflang="en" data-title="Ashkelon" data-language-autonym="English" data-language-local-name="Inglis" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/A%C5%9Dkelon" title="Aŝkelon – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Aŝkelon" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ascal%C3%B3n" title="Ascalón – Spainish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Ascalón" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spainish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashkelon" title="Ashkelon – Eastlands" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Ashkelon" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Eastlands" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axkelon" title="Axkelon – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Axkelon" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%B4%DA%A9%D9%84%D9%88%D9%86" title="اشکلون – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="اشکلون" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Askalon" title="Askalon – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Askalon" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashkelon" title="Ashkelon – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Ashkelon" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ascal%C3%B3n" title="Ascalón – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Ascalón" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gv mw-list-item"><a href="https://gv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashkelon" title="Ashkelon – Manx" lang="gv" hreflang="gv" data-title="Ashkelon" data-language-autonym="Gaelg" data-language-local-name="Manx" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaelg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%90%D7%A9%D7%A7%D7%9C%D7%95%D7%9F" title="אשקלון – Ebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="אשקלון" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Ebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/A%C5%A1kelon" title="Aškelon – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Aškelon" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Askel%C3%B3n" title="Askelón – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Askelón" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashkelon" title="Ashkelon – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Ashkelon" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ascalona" title="Ascalona – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Ascalona" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A5%E3%82%B1%E3%83%AD%E3%83%B3" title="アシュケロン – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="アシュケロン" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%90%E1%83%A8%E1%83%99%E1%83%94%E1%83%9A%E1%83%9D%E1%83%9C%E1%83%98" title="აშკელონი – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="აშკელონი" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%95%84%EC%8A%88%EC%BC%88%EB%A1%A0" title="아슈켈론 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="아슈켈론" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lad badge-Q17437798 badge-goodarticle mw-list-item" title="good article badge"><a href="https://lad.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashkelon" title="Ashkelon – Ladino" lang="lad" hreflang="lad" data-title="Ashkelon" data-language-autonym="Ladino" data-language-local-name="Ladino" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ladino</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lmo mw-list-item"><a href="https://lmo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ascalun" title="Ascalun – Lombard" lang="lmo" hreflang="lmo" data-title="Ascalun" data-language-autonym="Lombard" data-language-local-name="Lombard" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lombard</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/A%C5%A1kelonas" title="Aškelonas – Lithuanie" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Aškelonas" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanie" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/A%C5%A1kelona" title="Aškelona – Letts" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Aškelona" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Letts" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D1%88%D0%BA%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%BD" title="Ашкелон – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Ашкелон" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asqalan" title="Asqalan – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Asqalan" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asjkelon" title="Asjkelon – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Asjkelon" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashkelon" title="Ashkelon – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Ashkelon" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashkelon" title="Ashkelon – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Ashkelon" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aszkelon" title="Aszkelon – Polls" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Aszkelon" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polls" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ascal%C3%A3o" title="Ascalão – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Ascalão" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/A%C8%99kelon" title="Așkelon – Roumains" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Așkelon" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Roumains" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D1%88%D0%BA%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%BD" title="Ашкелон – Roushien" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Ашкелон" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Roushien" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/A%C5%A1kelon" title="Aškelon – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Aškelon" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/A%C5%A1kelon" title="Aškelon – Slovein" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="Aškelon" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovein" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenščina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-so mw-list-item"><a href="https://so.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casqalaan" title="Casqalaan – Somali" lang="so" hreflang="so" data-title="Casqalaan" data-language-autonym="Soomaaliga" data-language-local-name="Somali" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Soomaaliga</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D1%88%D0%BA%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%BD" title="Ашкелон – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Ашкелон" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashkelon" title="Ashkelon – Swaidish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Ashkelon" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swaidish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashkelon" title="Ashkelon – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Ashkelon" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ta mw-list-item"><a href="https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%85%E0%AE%B8%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%87%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8B%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D" title="அஸ்கேலோன் – Tamil" lang="ta" hreflang="ta" data-title="அஸ்கேலோன்" data-language-autonym="தமிழ்" data-language-local-name="Tamil" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>தமிழ்</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-th mw-list-item"><a href="https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%8A%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%A5%E0%B9%87%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%99" title="อัชเกล็อน – Thai" lang="th" hreflang="th" data-title="อัชเกล็อน" data-language-autonym="ไทย" data-language-local-name="Thai" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ไทย</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tl badge-Q70893996 mw-list-item" title=""><a href="https://tl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashkelon" title="Ashkelon – Tagalog" lang="tl" hreflang="tl" data-title="Ashkelon" data-language-autonym="Tagalog" data-language-local-name="Tagalog" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tagalog</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/A%C5%9Fkelon" title="Aşkelon – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="Aşkelon" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D1%88%D0%BA%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%BD" title="Ашкелон – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="Ашкелон" data-language-autonym="Українська" data-language-local-name="Ukrainian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Українська</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ur mw-list-item"><a href="https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B9%D8%B3%D9%82%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86" title="عسقلان – Urdu" lang="ur" hreflang="ur" data-title="عسقلان" data-language-autonym="اردو" data-language-local-name="Urdu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>اردو</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vec mw-list-item"><a href="https://vec.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ascalona" title="Ascalona – Venetian" lang="vec" hreflang="vec" 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white-space:nowrap"><div style="display:inline" class="fn org">Ashkelon</div><br /><div class="nickname" style="font-weight:normal;display:inline;"><div class="hlist hlist-separated"><ul><li><span lang="he" dir="rtl" title="Ebreu leid text">אַשְׁקְלוֹן</span>‎</li></ul></div></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" style="text-align:center;text-align:left">Hebrew transcription(s)</th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row"> • <a href="/w/index.php?title=ISO_259&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="ISO 259 (page disna exeest)">ISO 259</a></th><td>ʔašqlon</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row"> • Transleet.</th><td>Ašqəlon</td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><th scope="row"> • Forby spelt</th><td>Ashqelon (offeecial)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" style="text-align:center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ashkelonskyline.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Ashkelonskyline.jpg/250px-Ashkelonskyline.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="188" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Ashkelonskyline.jpg/375px-Ashkelonskyline.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Ashkelonskyline.jpg/500px-Ashkelonskyline.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2592" data-file-height="1944" /></a></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="maptable" style="text-align:center"><div style="display:table; width:100%; background:none;"> <div style="display:table-row"><div style="display:table-cell;vertical-align:middle; text-align:center;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Coat_of_arms_of_Ashqelon.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Official logo of Ashkelon"><img alt="Official logo of Ashkelon" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Coat_of_arms_of_Ashqelon.svg/100px-Coat_of_arms_of_Ashqelon.svg.png" 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style="font-size:91%;width:6em;left:4px"><div>Ashkelon</div></div></div></div><div style="padding-top:0.2em"></div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><td colspan="2" style="text-align:center">Coordinates: <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r840235">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="//geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Ashkelon&params=31_40_N_34_34_E_region:IL_type:city(130660)"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">31°40′N</span> <span class="longitude">34°34′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">31.667°N 34.567°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">31.667; 34.567</span></span></span></a></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span id="coordinates"><a href="/wiki/Geographic_coordinate_system" class="mw-redirect" title="Geographic coordinate system">Coordinates</a>: <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r840235"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="//geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Ashkelon&params=31_40_N_34_34_E_region:IL_type:city(130660)"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">31°40′N</span> <span class="longitude">34°34′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">31.667°N 34.567°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">31.667; 34.567</span></span></span></a></span></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Destricts_o_Israel" title="Destricts o Israel">Destrict</a></th><td><a href="/wiki/Soothren_Destrict_(Israel)" title="Soothren Destrict (Israel)">Soothren</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" style="text-align:center;text-align:left">Govrenment<div style="font-weight:normal;display:inline;"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row"> • Teep</th><td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Leet_o_ceeties_in_Israel&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Leet o ceeties in Israel (page disna exeest)">Ceety</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row"> • Mayor</th><td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Benny_Vaknin&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Benny Vaknin (page disna exeest)">Benny Vaknin</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" style="text-align:center;text-align:left">Area<div style="font-weight:normal;display:inline;"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row"> • Total</th><td>47.788 km<sup>2</sup> (18.451 sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" style="text-align:center;text-align:left">Population<div style="font-weight:normal;display:inline;"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(2015)<sup id="cite_ref-Israelpopulations_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Israelpopulations-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row"> • Total</th><td>130,660</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row"> • Density</th><td>2,700/km<sup>2</sup> (7,100/sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row">Website</th><td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ashkelon.muni.il/openning_eng.asp">www.ashkelon.muni.il</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Ashkelon</b> (also <b>Ashqelon</b> and <b><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ascalon&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ascalon (page disna exeest)">Ascalon</a></b>) (<a href="/wiki/Hebrew" title="Hebrew">Hebrew</a>: <span class="script-hebrew" style="font-size: 115%; font-family: 'Ezra SIL', 'Ezra SIL SR', 'Keter Aram Tsova', 'Taamey Ashkenaz', 'Taamey David CLM', 'Taamey Frank CLM', 'Frank Ruehl CLM', 'Keter YG', 'Shofar', 'David CLM', 'Hadasim CLM', 'Simple CLM', 'Nachlieli', 'SBL BibLit', 'SBL Hebrew', Cardo, Alef, 'Noto Serif Hebrew', 'Noto Sans Hebrew', 'David Libre', David, 'Times New Roman', Gisha, Arial, FreeSerif, FreeSans;" dir="rtl">אַשְׁקְלוֹן</span>‬ <small><span class="unicode haudio"><span class="fn"><span style="white-space:nowrap;margin-right:.25em;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ashkelon.ogg" title="Aboot this soond"><img alt="Aboot this soond" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Loudspeaker.svg/11px-Loudspeaker.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Loudspeaker.svg/17px-Loudspeaker.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Loudspeaker.svg/22px-Loudspeaker.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20" /></a></span></span><a href="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0b/Ashkelon.ogg" class="internal" title="Ashkelon.ogg">(audio)</a></span> <small class="metadata audiolinkinfo" style="cursor:help;">(<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Media_help" title="Wikipedia:Media help"><span style="cursor:help;">help</span></a>·<a href="/wiki/File:Ashkelon.ogg" title="File:Ashkelon.ogg"><span style="cursor:help;">info</span></a>)</small></span></small>; <a href="/wiki/Arabic_leid" class="mw-redirect" title="Arabic leid">Arabic</a>: <span lang="ar" dir="rtl">عسقلان (ˁAsqalān)</span>‎; <a href="/wiki/Laitin" title="Laitin">Laitin</a>: Ascalonia; <a href="/w/index.php?title=Akkadian_leid&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Akkadian leid (page disna exeest)">Akkadian</a>: Isqalluna) is a coastal ceety in the <a href="/wiki/Soothren_Destrict_(Israel)" title="Soothren Destrict (Israel)">Sooth Destrict</a> o <a href="/wiki/Israel" title="Israel">Israel</a> on the <a href="/wiki/Mediterranean_Sea" class="mw-redirect" title="Mediterranean Sea">Mediterranean</a> coast, 50 kilometres (31 mi) sooth o <a href="/wiki/Tel_Aviv" title="Tel Aviv">Tel Aviv</a>, an 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) north o the border wi the <a href="/wiki/Gaza_Strip" title="Gaza Strip">Gaza Strip</a>. The auncient seaport o Ashkelon dates back tae the <a href="/wiki/Neolithic" title="Neolithic">Neolithic Age</a>. In the course o its history, it haes been ruled bi the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Canaan&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Canaan (page disna exeest)">Canaanites</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Philistines" title="Philistines">Philistines</a>, the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Israelites&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Israelites (page disna exeest)">Israelites</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Assirie" title="Assirie">Assiries</a>, the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Babylonie&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Babylonie (page disna exeest)">Babylonians</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Auncient_Greece" title="Auncient Greece">Greeks</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Phoenicie" title="Phoenicie">Phoenicians</a>, the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Auncient_Roum&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Auncient Roum (page disna exeest)">Romans</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Achaemenid_Empire" title="Achaemenid Empire">Persians</a>, the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Auncient_Egypt&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Auncient Egypt (page disna exeest)">Egyptians</a> an the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Crusades&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Crusades (page disna exeest)">Crusaders</a>, till it wis destroyed bi the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Mamluk_Sultanate_(Cairo)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mamluk Sultanate (Cairo) (page disna exeest)">Mamluks</a> in 1270. The Arab veelage o <b>al-Majdal</b> (<a href="/wiki/Arabic_leid" class="mw-redirect" title="Arabic leid">Arabic</a>: <span lang="ar" dir="rtl">المجدل</span>‎, <a href="/wiki/Hebrew_leid" class="mw-redirect" title="Hebrew leid">Hebrew</a>: <span lang="he" dir="rtl" title="Ebreu leid text">אל-מג'דל, מגדל</span>‎‎), wis established nearbi in the 16t century, unner <a href="/wiki/Ottoman_Empire" title="Ottoman Empire">Ottoman</a> rule. In 1918, Ashkelon became pairt o the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Breetish_Mandate_for_Palestine&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Breetish Mandate for Palestine (page disna exeest)">Breetish Mandate for Palestine</a>. In the <a href="/w/index.php?title=1948_Arab%E2%80%93Israeli_War&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1948 Arab–Israeli War (page disna exeest)">1948 Arab–Israeli War</a>, Majdal wis the forrit position o the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Egyptian_Expeditionary_Force&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Egyptian Expeditionary Force (page disna exeest)">Egyptian Expeditionary Force</a> based in <a href="/wiki/Gaza" class="mw-redirect" title="Gaza">Gaza</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-eretz.com_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-eretz.com-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The veelage wis occupee'd bi Israeli forces on November 5, 1948, bi which time maist o the Arab population o 11,000 haed been forced tae leave. In 2015 the population o Ashkelon wis 130,660. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Internaitional_relations">Internaitional relations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ashkelon&veaction=edit&section=1" title="Eedit section: Internaitional relations" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>eedit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ashkelon&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section's source code: Internaitional relations"><span>eedit soorce</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Relatit page: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Leet_o_twin_touns_an_sister_ceeties_in_Israel&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Leet o twin touns an sister ceeties in Israel (page disna exeest)">Leet o twin touns an sister ceeties in Israel</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Twin_touns_—_Sister_ceeties"><span id="Twin_touns_.E2.80.94_Sister_ceeties"></span>Twin touns — Sister ceeties</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ashkelon&veaction=edit&section=2" title="Eedit section: Twin touns — Sister ceeties" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>eedit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ashkelon&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section's source code: Twin touns — Sister ceeties"><span>eedit soorce</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Ashkelon is <a href="/wiki/Twin_touns_an_sister_ceeties" class="mw-redirect" title="Twin touns an sister ceeties">twinned</a> wi: </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr valign="top"> <td> <ul><li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Canadae" title="Canadae"><img alt="Canadae" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/w/index.php?title=C%C3%B4te_Saint-Luc,_Quebec&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Côte Saint-Luc, Quebec (page disna exeest)">Côte Saint-Luc</a>, <a href="/wiki/Quebec" title="Quebec">Quebec</a>, <a href="/wiki/Canadae" title="Canadae">Canadae</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Fowkrepublic_o_Cheenae" title="Fowkrepublic o Cheenae"><img alt="Fowkrepublic o Cheenae" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Xinyang&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Xinyang (page disna exeest)">Xinyang</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cheenae" class="mw-redirect" title="Cheenae">Cheenae</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Chile" title="Chile"><img alt="Chile" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Flag_of_Chile.svg/23px-Flag_of_Chile.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Flag_of_Chile.svg/35px-Flag_of_Chile.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Flag_of_Chile.svg/45px-Flag_of_Chile.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Iquique" title="Iquique">Iquique</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chile" title="Chile">Chile</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Fraunce" title="Fraunce"><img alt="Fraunce" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Aix-en-Provence" title="Aix-en-Provence">Aix-en-Provence</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fraunce" title="Fraunce">Fraunce</a><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Georgie_(kintra)" title="Georgie (kintra)"><img alt="Georgie (kintra)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Flag_of_Georgia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Georgia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Flag_of_Georgia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Georgia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Flag_of_Georgia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Georgia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Kutaisi" title="Kutaisi">Kutaisi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Georgie_(kintra)" title="Georgie (kintra)">Georgie</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy"><img alt="Italy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/35px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/45px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /></a></span></span> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Aviano&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Aviano (page disna exeest)">Aviano</a>, <a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy">Italy</a></li></ul> </td> <td> <ul><li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany"><img alt="Germany" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/35px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/46px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Weissensee_(Berlin)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Weissensee (Berlin) (page disna exeest)">Berlin-Weißensee</a>, <a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany">Germany</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Poland" title="Poland"><img alt="Poland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Poland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Poland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Poland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Poland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Poland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Poland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="400" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Sopot" title="Sopot">Sopot</a>, <a href="/wiki/Poland" title="Poland">Poland</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Uganda" title="Uganda"><img alt="Uganda" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Flag_of_Uganda.svg/23px-Flag_of_Uganda.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Flag_of_Uganda.svg/35px-Flag_of_Uganda.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Flag_of_Uganda.svg/45px-Flag_of_Uganda.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Entebbe&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Entebbe (page disna exeest)">Entebbe</a>, <a href="/wiki/Uganda" title="Uganda">Uganda</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Portland,_Oregon" title="Portland, Oregon">Portland, Oregon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Unitit_States" title="Unitit States">Unitit States</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Baltimore" title="Baltimore">Baltimore</a>, <a href="/wiki/Maryland" title="Maryland">Maryland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Unitit_States" title="Unitit States">Unitit States</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Sacramento,_Californie" title="Sacramento, Californie">Sacramento</a>, <a href="/wiki/Californie" title="Californie">Californie</a>, <a href="/wiki/Unitit_States" title="Unitit States">Unitit States</a></li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ashkelon&veaction=edit&section=3" title="Eedit section: References" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>eedit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ashkelon&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section's source code: References"><span>eedit soorce</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="reflist" style="list-style-type: decimal;"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-Israelpopulations-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-Israelpopulations_1-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" 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