Ashqelon
- (sh´kln) (KEY)
, 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 B.C.
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