Downtown area of Lod

Lod (Hebrew לוֹד; Arabic اَلْلُدّْ al-Ludd, Greco-Latin Lydda, Tiberian Hebrew לֹד Lōḏ) is a city in the Center District of Israel in Israel. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), at the end of 2001 the city had a total population of 66,100. ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1280x960, 564 KB) Summary This image was made by Vorash. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1280x960, 564 KB) Summary This image was made by Vorash. ... Hebrew is a Semitic language of the Afro-Asiatic language family spoken by more than 6 million people, mainly in Israel, the West Bank, the United States and by Jewish communities around the world. ... Arabic (; , less formally, ) is the largest member of the Semitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family (classification: South Central Semitic) and is closely related to Hebrew and Aramaic. ... Tiberian Hebrew is an oral tradition of pronunciation for ancient forms of Hebrew, especially the Hebrew of the Bible, that was given written form by masoretic scholars in the Jewish community at Tiberias in the early middle ages, beginning in the 8th century. ... The Center District, or Central District, of Israel includes the following towns and cities: Hod Hasharon הוד השרון Kefar Sava כפר סבא Lod לוד Al-Lydd in Arabic[1] Modiin מודיעין Nes Ziyyona נס ציונה Netanya נתניה Petah Tiqwa פתח תקווה Qalansawe קלנסווה Raannana רעננה Ramla רמלה - not... Israel Central Bureau of Statistics is a state organization for the creation and maintenance of numeric data related to populations vis a vis the ethnic makeup of Israel and its cities. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ...

Nearby Lod is Ben Gurion International Airport, which serves Tel Aviv. Ben Gurion International Airport or Ben Gurion Airport (IATA: TLV, ICAO: LLBG), (named after David Ben-Gurion), located near Lod and once known as Lod Airport, is 15 km southeast of Tel Aviv, and is the largest international airport in Israel. ... Tel-Aviv was founded on empty dunes north of the existing city of Jaffa. ...

Lod is the seat of the Jewish Agency Absorption Center (9 David Hamelech St.), Israel's main institution dealing with Jews who make aliyah. The Jewish Agency for Israel also known as The Jewish Agency (or sochnut in Hebrew), was previously called the Jewish Agency for Palestine (during the British Mandate of Palestine) is an Israeli organisation that advocates for Israel and is composed mainly, but not entirely, of Jewish people. ... Aliyah (Hebrew: עלייה; ascent) is a term widely used to mean Jewish immigration to the Land of Israel (and since its establishment in 1948, the State of Israel). ...

History

During the Kitos War, the Roman commander Quintus Lucius Quietus besieged the city, where the Jewish rebels were led by Pappus and Julian, and after conquering it, he slayed most of the rebels. Lod was occupied by the Crusaders in 1099, and destroyed by Saladin in 1191; it was afterwards rebuilt by Richard Lionheart. The Kitos War (115—117) is the name given to the second of the Jewish-Roman wars. ... This article is about historical Crusades . ... 1099 also refers to a United States tax form used for--among other things--independent contractors. ... Saladin, from a 12th-century Arab codex. ... // Events May 12 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. ... Richard I (September 8, 1157 – April 6, 1199) was King of England from 1189 to 1199. ...

Ben Gurion International Airport was the site of the Lod Airport Massacre in 1972 by members of the Japanese Red Army. Ben Gurion International Airport or Ben Gurion Airport (IATA: TLV, ICAO: LLBG), (named after David Ben-Gurion), located near Lod and once known as Lod Airport, is 15 km southeast of Tel Aviv, and is the largest international airport in Israel. ... On May 30, 1972 three members of the Japanese Red Army undertook a terrorist attack in Lod Airport in Tel Aviv on behalf of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... The Japanese Red Army (日本赤軍, Nihon Sekigun) (JRA) is an international organisation founded by Ms. ...

Demographics

Old City, Herzog Street (Near Central Bus station)

According to CBS, in 2001 the ethnic and religious makeup of the city was 80.3% Jewish and other non-Arab, and 20.0% Arab (18.6% Muslim and 1.1% Christian). There are 561 immigrant settlers. See Population groups in Israel. ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1280x960, 542 KB) This image was made by Voash. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1280x960, 542 KB) This image was made by Voash. ... // The word Jew (Hebrew: יהודי transliterated: Yehudi) is used in many ways, but generally refers to a follower of Judaism, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity; and often a combination of these attributes. ... The Arabs (Arabic: عرب ʻarab) are a large ethnic group widespread in the Middle East and North Africa, originating in the Arabian Peninsula of southwest Asia. ... A Muslim (Arabic: مسلم) (sometimes also spelled Moslem) is an adherent of Islam. ... As a noun, Christian is an appellation and moniker deriving from the appellation Christ, which many people associate exclusively with Jesus of Nazareth. ... Population groups in Israel are the major ethnic groups of Jews and Arabs. ...

According to CBS, in 2001 there were 32,400 males and 33,700 females. The population of the city was spread out with 36.7% 19 years of age or younger, 16.4% between 20 and 29, 19.2% between 30 and 44, 14.5% from 45 to 59, 3.7% from 60 to 64, and 9.5% 65 years of age or older. The population growth rate in 2001 was 1.7%.

Income

According to CBS, as of 2000, in the city there were 23,032 salaried workers and 1,405 are self-employed. The mean monthly wage in 2000 for a salaried worker in the city is ILS 4,754, a real change of 2.9% over the course of 2000. Salaried males have a mean monthly wage of ILS 5,821 (a real change of 1.4%) versus ILS 3,547 for females (a real change of 4.6%). The mean income for the self-employed is 4,991. There are 1,275 people who receive unemployment benefits and 7,145 people who receive an income guarantee. 1 sheqel coin (1994–5). ...

Education

According to CBS, there are 38 schools and 13,188 students in the city. They are spread out as 26 elementary schools and 8,325 elementary school students, and 13 high schools and 4,863 high school students. 52.5% of 12th grade students were entitled to a matriculation certificate in 2001.

Famous People from Lod

• Saint George
• Tamer Nafar
• George Habash
• DAM, Da Arabic MCs