Ashkelon /æʃkɛloʊn/ also Ashqelon and Ascalon; (Hebrew: אַשְׁקְלוֹן [aʃkelon] (audio) ; Arabic: عسقلان ʿAsqalān ; Latin: Ascalonia ; Akkadian: Isqalluna ; Ancient Greek: Ἀσκάλων, Askalon) is a coastal city in the Southern 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.
Population: 105,995
Latitude: 31° 40' 9.34" N
Longitude: 34° 34' 17.36" E
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