What was the name of the Palestinian town depopulated in 1948, near modern Ashdod?
Isdud
Jaffa
Lod
Ramla
Answer
The Palestinian town of Isdud, located about 6 km southeast of modern Ashdod, was depopulated in 1948. The establishment of modern Ashdod in 1956 was built on sand hills 6 km northwest of Isdud.
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