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Ashqelon
Ashqelon , city (1994 pop. 80,100), SW Israel, on the Mediterranean Sea. It is a beach resort in an area of citrus groves and cotton plantations. Ashqelon's industries process agricultural products and manufacture cement, plastics, electronic equipment, and watches. Nearby is the site of ancient Ashqelon, or Ashkelon, whose history dates back to the 3d millenium BC It was a trade center and port and a seat of worship of the goddess Astarte . Ancient Ashkelon was conquered by the Philistines in the late 12th cent. BC and completely rebuilt. Ashkelon flourished under the Greeks and Romans; Herod , believed to have been born there, greatly enlarged the city. It was taken by the Arabs in AD 638, conquered by the Crusaders in 1153 and occupied by Richard I in 1191, and completely destroyed by Muslims in 1270. An Israeli settlement was established there in 1948. In 1955 the modern city of Ashqelon was founded when Afridar, a town established by South African Jews in 1952, and Migdal, a former Arab town, were merged. A national park in Ashqelon includes Greek and Roman ruins and the remains of ancient synagogues. A Roman tomb (3d cent.) decorated with frescoes, the ruins of a Byzantine church, and a wall built by Crusaders are also in the city. |
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"Ashqelon." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Ashqelon." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Ashqelon.html "Ashqelon." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Ashqelon.html |
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Ascalon
Ascalon
•radon • Chalcedon • Proudhon
•Mogadon • pteranodon • iguanodon
•mastodon • chiffon • Ctesiphon
•bouffant • balafon • Xenophon
•Bellerophon
•argon, Sargon
•Dagon • woebegone • bygone
•doggone, logon
•dodecagon • Dijon • demijohn • ancon
•archon • racon • Comecon • emoticon
•stereopticon • icon • walk-on • neocon
•Yukon • zircon • salon • Fablon
•decathlon • Teflon • Dralon • Simplon
•Babylon • papillon • propylon
•epsilon • nylon • Orlon
•eidolon, roll-on, Solon
•mouflon • Ascalon • Ashqelon
•echelon • Avalon
•gnomon, Jomon
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"Ascalon." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Ascalon." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Ascalon.html "Ascalon." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Ascalon.html |
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Ashqelon
Ashqelon
•radon • Chalcedon • Proudhon
•Mogadon • pteranodon • iguanodon
•mastodon • chiffon • Ctesiphon
•bouffant • balafon • Xenophon
•Bellerophon
•argon, Sargon
•Dagon • woebegone • bygone
•doggone, logon
•dodecagon • Dijon • demijohn • ancon
•archon • racon • Comecon • emoticon
•stereopticon • icon • walk-on • neocon
•Yukon • zircon • salon • Fablon
•decathlon • Teflon • Dralon • Simplon
•Babylon • papillon • propylon
•epsilon • nylon • Orlon
•eidolon, roll-on, Solon
•mouflon • Ascalon • Ashqelon
•echelon • Avalon
•gnomon, Jomon
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"Ashqelon." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Ashqelon." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Ashqelon.html "Ashqelon." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Ashqelon.html |
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