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Depopulated Palestinian village Former village in Gaza, Mandatory Palestine 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. In the Ottoman period , there were 75 households. In 1922, it had a population of 2,566 (2,555 Muslims and 11 Christians) and in 1945, 4,620 Arabs and 290 Jews. During the 1948 war, the Arab inhabitants fled or were expelled. Today, the village's ruins form part of the Tel Ashdod archaeological site, which lies within the jurisdiction of the Be'er Tuvia Regional Council . The central village mosque stands at the top of the site, as does the khan and the tomb of Sheikh Abu Qubal. Israel and the Palestinian Territories: The Rough Guide . Four kilometres out of town and just west of Route 4, Tel Ashdod was the centre of the village of Isdud - ancient Ashdod - and site of the Philistine port. Get off the bus if you like old mounds, derelict Palestinian homes... Ancient tel, 7 km S. of modern Ashdod within abandoned Arab village of Isdud ... Among other things, it includes the remains of the Arab village of Isdud and the remains of the entrance to the Philistine city, through which the Holy Ark was brought in. Some of the village buildings still show signs of bullet holes from the fierce battles that took place here during the War of Independence. At the top of the site stand the remains of the mosque that was located in the middle of the village, and was named after Salman Al Farsi, who was, according to legend, the personal barber of the Prophet Muhammad. To the west of the mosque there is a khan that was built during the Ottoman period and used as a resting place for pilgrims passing through. Next to the khan stands one of the only structures that was left mostly intact - the tomb of Sheikh Abu Al-Kabel."
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former Arab villages in Palestine Isdud ( ) was a Palestinian Arab town that was depopulated after a 28 October 1948 assault by Israeli forces.
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Depopulated Palestinian village Former village in Gaza, Mandatory Palestine Isdud ( ) was a Palestinian village tracing back at least to the Ottoman period of Palestine (region) .In 1945, it had a population of 4,620 Arabs and 290 Jews, before it was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War , when its population all either fled or were expelled.The village of Isdud is documented from the early Ottoman period in Palestine , when it held 75 households.The settlement at this time may or may not form part of a continuity with the town of "Azdud", described up until the 10the century as a postal stop between al-Ramla and Gaza , and equally as a continuation of the ancient city of Ashdod .By 1922, Isdud had a population of 2,566 inhabitants, 2,555 Muslims and 11 Christians; and by 1945, a population of 4,620 Arabs and 290 Jews.Today, the village's ruins form part of the Tel Ashdod archaeological site, which lies within the jurisdiction of the Be'er Tuvia Regional Council .The central village mosque stands at the top of the site, as does the khan and the tomb of Sheikh Abu Qubal.Israel and the Palestinian Territories: The Rough Guide .Four kilometres out of town and just west of Route 4, Tel Ashdod was the centre of the village of Isdud - ancient Ashdod - and site of the Philistine port.Get off the bus if you like old mounds, derelict Palestinian homes...Ancient tel, 7 km S. of modern Ashdod within abandoned Arab village of Isdud ...Among other things, it includes the remains of the Arab village of Isdud and the remains of the entrance to the Philistine city, through which the Holy Ark was brought in.Some of the village buildings still show signs of bullet holes from the fierce battles that took place here during the War of Independence.At the top of the site stand the remains of the mosque that was located in the middle of the village, and was named after Salman Al Farsi, who was, according to legend, the personal barber of the Prophet Muhammad.To the west of the mosque there is a khan that was built during the Ottoman period and used as a resting place for pilgrims passing through.Next to the khan stands one of the only structures that was left mostly intact - the tomb of Sheikh Abu Al-Kabel."
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In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “palestinian village tracing back at least to the ottoman period of palestine”. Today it says “palestinian village in the region of tel ashdod that was depopulated in the 1948 arab-israeli war”. Read the current article and compare.
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palestinian village tracing back at least to the ottoman period of palestine
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palestinian village in the region of tel ashdod that was depopulated in the 1948 arab-israeli war
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