Lod

Summary

Lod is a city^[1]. Lod has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[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 instance of is recorded as city^[9].
• Lod's instance of is recorded as depopulated Palestinian village^[10].
• Lod's shares border with is recorded as Kfar Chabad^[11].
• Lod's shares border with is recorded as Nir Tzvi^[12].
• Lod's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kraljevo^[13].
• Lod's twinned administrative body is recorded as Piatra Neamț^[14].
• Lod's twinned administrative body is recorded as Samtredia^[15].
• Lod's twinned administrative body is recorded as Gori^[16].
• Lod's postal code is recorded as 71100–71160^[17].
• Lod's Commons category is recorded as Lod^[18].
• Lod's telephone country code is recorded as +972 (Israel) +3^[19].
• Lod's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 31.95, 'lon': 34.9}^[20].
• Lod's official website is recorded as http://www.lod.muni.il^[21].
• Lod's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lod^[22].
• Lod has a population of {'amount': '+18250'}^[23].
• Lod has a population of {'amount': '+10500'}^[24].
• Lod has a population of {'amount': '+12150'}^[25].
• Lod has a population of {'amount': '+12600'}^[26].
• Lod has a population of {'amount': '+15500'}^[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'}^[23], {'amount': '+10500'}^[24], {'amount': '+12150'}^[25], {'amount': '+12600'}^[26], {'amount': '+15500'}^[27], and {'amount': '+17000'}^[38].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[9] and depopulated Palestinian village^[10].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Lod include Lod – Ganei Aviv Railway Station^[39], a railway station^[40], in Israel^[41], founded in 2008^[42]; Lod^[43], an impact crater^[44]; and Ben Gurion Airport^[45], an international airport^[46], in Israel^[47], founded in 1937^[48].

Why It Matters

Lod has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Lod is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[49]

Entities named for Lod include Lod – Ganei Aviv Railway Station^[39], a railway station^[40], in Israel^[41], founded in 2008^[42]; Lod^[43], an impact crater^[44]; and Ben Gurion Airport^[45], an international airport^[46], in Israel^[47], founded in 1937^[48].