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Isdud

Isdud (Arabic: إسدود, romanized: ʾisdūd) was a Palestinian village in the region of Tel Ashdod that was depopulated in the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. Khalidi says it may have had historic links to Azdud, a postal stop between al-Ramla and Gaza, and the ancient city of Ashdod. The name appears in documents from the time of Mamluk-rule in the mid-15th century.…

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Cause(s) of depopulation
Military assault by Yishuv forces
Current Localities
Sde Uzziyyahu, Shetulim, Bene Darom, and Gan ha-Darom
Date of depopulation
28 October 1948
Geopolitical entity
Mandatory Palestine
Palestine grid
118/129
Secondary cause
Fear of being caught up in the fighting

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Isdud

Nodes111
Edges110
Triples100
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.018018
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related to Ottoman period · 21
Isdud → Akçe, Ashdod, Asqalān, By, CE, Gaza, Gaza Sanjak, In, Isdūd, Kharijat Isdud, Majdal, Marom, Muslim, Muslims, Ottoman, Sdud, Sixteenth-century Ottoman, Taxel, The, Thus
related to 1948 Arab–Israeli War · 19
Isdud → Ad Halom, Arab-Israeli War, Armistice Agreements, Egypt, Egyptian, Egyptians, Fearing, For, Israel, Israel Defense Forces, Israeli, Israeli Air Force, Israelis, Lachish River, May, October, Operation Pleshet, The, While
related to Names · 12
Isdud → Ashdod, Azdud, BCE Egyptian, By, Esdud, Hellenistic, Ibn Khordadbeh, In, Islamic, Late Bronze Age Canaanite, Sdud, The
related to External links · 11
Isdud → Ahmad Joudah Archived, Apr, Azotus, Eitan Bronstein, Encyclopædia Britannica, III, Khalil Sakakini Cultural CenterTour, Vol, Wayback Machine IMEU, Welcome To Isdud, ZochrotUntold
related to British Mandate · 7
Isdud → British Mandate, Catholics, Christians, In, Muslims, Palestine, The
related to Israel · 7
Isdud → Ashdod, Bnei Darom, Gan HaDarom, In, Sde Uziyahu, Shtulim, The
related to Mamluk period · 6
Isdud → Cairo, CE, Damascus, During, Isdūd, Mamluk
• Total · 2
Isdud → 4,910, 7,391 dunams (7.391 km2; 2.854 sq mi)
related to Gallery · 2
Isdud → AshdodAerial, Esdud
Cause(s) of depopulation · 1
Isdud → Military assault by Yishuv forces

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village ashdod period gaza ottoman 1948 war city population ancient muslims century forces land israeli arab total esdud dunams palestinian

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
IsdudCause(s) of depopulationMilitary assault by Yishuv forces1.00infobox
IsdudCurrent LocalitiesSde Uzziyyahu, Shetulim, Bene Darom, and Gan ha-Darom1.00infobox
IsdudDate of depopulation28 October 19481.00infobox
IsdudGeopolitical entityMandatory Palestine1.00infobox
IsdudPalestine grid118/1291.00infobox
IsdudSecondary causeFear of being caught up in the fighting1.00infobox
IsdudSubdistrictGaza1.00infobox
Isdud• Total7,391 dunams (7.391 km2; 2.854 sq mi)1.00infobox
Isdud• Total4,9101.00infobox
wheatinstance ofSixteenth-century Ottoman fiscal registers from Isdūd document a diversified subsistence economy that included the cultivation of staple field crops0.80text
barleyinstance ofSixteenth-century Ottoman fiscal registers from Isdūd document a diversified subsistence economy that included the cultivation of staple field crops0.80text
and sesameinstance ofSixteenth-century Ottoman fiscal registers from Isdūd document a diversified subsistence economy that included the cultivation of staple field crops0.80text

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