The Israeli city, first known as Migdal, was founded in 1949 approximately 4 km inland from ancient Ascalon at the Palestinian town of al-Majdal (Arabic: الْمِجْدَل, romanized: al-Mijdal; …

Jan 18, 2025 · Ashkelon, city on the coastal plain of Palestine, since 1948 in southwestern Israel. The modern city lies 12 miles (19 km) north of Gaza and 1.25 miles (2 km) east-northeast of …

Oct 23, 2023 · Ashkelon is a coastal city in the southern part of Israel on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It is just north of Gaza and about 36 miles south of modern-day Tel Aviv. …

Ashkelon was an important city after the Babylonians destroyed the city and wiped out the Philistines. A key seaport in the Hellenistic period, Ashkelon became a free city in 104 BC and …

Nov 8, 2016 · As a Mediterranean port city, ancient Ashkelon saw many peoples pass through it. Canaanites, Philistines, Phoenicians, Greeks, Romans and Crusaders were just some of those …

Tel Ashkelon is an ancient city and archaeological site located on the Mediterranean coast of Israel, about 50 kilometers south of Tel Aviv. The site has been continuously inhabited for …

ASHKELON (Heb. אַשְׁקְלוֹן; Askelon, Ascalon). Ancient Period. One of the five Philistine city-states and a seaport in the southern coastal plain of Ereẓ Israel situated 12 mi. (19 km.) north …

In 1270 CE, the Mamluk sultan Baybars dismantled its fortifications in an effort to deny crusading Europeans a foothold in the region, and the long history of ancient Ashkelon came to an end. …

An ancient city 24 miles east of Ashkelon. The city was at the center of the largest region in Palestine during the Roman occupation and was enlarged and fortified by the Roman Emperor …

South of the modern city of Ashkelon is a large National park with ruins of the ancient city. It has a history of 4,000 years and was a port city located on the main trade route from Egypt to the …