Lod

Summary

Lod is a city^[1]. Lod ranks in the top 10% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (198 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Lod is located in Central District^[3].
• Lod is in the country of Ottoman Empire^[4].
• Lod is in the country of Israel^[5].
• Lod is on the body of water Ayalon River^[6].
• Lod is on the body of water Naẖal Gezer^[7].
• Lod's head of government is recorded as Yair Revivo^[8].
• Lod's image is recorded as Downtown area of Lod, Israel 00262.JPG^[9].
• Lod's image is recorded as مصبنة تاريخية.jpg^[10].
• Lod's instance of is recorded as city^[11].
• Lod's instance of is recorded as depopulated Palestinian village^[12].
• Lod's shares border with is recorded as Kfar Chabad^[13].
• Lod's shares border with is recorded as Nir Tzvi^[14].
• Lod's coat of arms image is recorded as Coat of arms of Lod.svg^[15].
• Lod's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kraljevo^[16].
• Lod's twinned administrative body is recorded as Piatra Neamț^[17].
• Lod's twinned administrative body is recorded as Samtredia^[18].
• Lod's twinned administrative body is recorded as Gori^[19].
• Lod's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 239476084^[20].
• Lod's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 134931489^[21].
• Lod's GND ID is recorded as 4099733-9^[22].
• Lod's locator map image is recorded as Location map of Lydda aerodrome LOC matpc.03420.jpg^[23].
• Lod's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n85104577^[24].
• Lod's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12426044m^[25].
• Lod's IdRef ID is recorded as 130428787^[26].
• Lod's postal code is recorded as 71100–71160^[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Ottoman Empire^[4], an empire^[28], in Ottoman Empire^[29], founded in 1299^[30] and Israel^[5], a Mediterranean country^[31], in Israel^[32], founded in 1948^[33]. Lod is located in Central District^[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Ayalon River^[6], a river^[34], in Israel^[35] and Naẖal Gezer^[7], a wadi^[36], in Israel^[37].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+18250'}^[38], {'amount': '+10500'}^[39], {'amount': '+12150'}^[40], {'amount': '+12600'}^[41], {'amount': '+15500'}^[42], and {'amount': '+17000'}^[43].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[11] and depopulated Palestinian village^[12].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Lod include Ben Gurion Airport^[44], an international airport^[45], in Israel^[46], founded in 1937^[47]; Lod – Ganei Aviv Railway Station^[48], a railway station^[49], in Israel^[50], founded in 2008^[51]; and Lod^[52], an impact crater^[53].

Why It Matters

Lod ranks in the top 10% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (198 views/month).^[2] Lod has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[54] Lod is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[55]

Entities named for Lod include Ben Gurion Airport^[44], an international airport^[45], in Israel^[46], founded in 1937^[47]; Lod – Ganei Aviv Railway Station^[48], a railway station^[49], in Israel^[50], founded in 2008^[51]; and Lod^[52], an impact crater^[53].