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Ashkelon
City population
144,073
#13
in Israel
#3
in Southern District
#3,939
worldwide
31.669, 34.571 · 62 km from Jerusalem
About Ashkelon
Ashkelon is a city in Southern District, Israel with a population of 144,073. It is the 13th largest of the 102 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Israel, and the 3,939th largest worldwide. It lies 62 km from Jerusalem.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#3of 16
Elevation
42 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Jerusalem
Coordinates
31.669, 34.571
Record updated
2022-01-31
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 102 in IsraelClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.