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Sderot
Southern District, Israel · Asia
About Sderot
Sderot sits on the route: 10 minutes from Mefallesim.
Sderot is in Southern District, Israel, with about 28,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Mefallesim, about 4 km away.
Sderot (Hebrew: שְׂדֵרוֹת, pronounced [sdeˈʁot], lit. 'boulevards'; Arabic: سديروت, sometimes Romanized as "Sederot") is a western Negev city and former development town in the Southern District of Israel. In 2024, it had a population of 37,239.
Sderot is located less than a mile from Gaza (the closest point is 840 mRead more
(2,760 ft)), and is notable for having been a major target of Qassam rocket attacks from the Gaza Strip. Between 2001 and 2008, rocket attacks on the city killed 13 people, wounded dozens, caused millions of dollars in damage and profoundly disrupted daily life. Although rocket fire subsided after the Gaza War (2008–09), the city has come under rocket attack on occasion since that time.
In 2024, Sderot was chosen to serve as a model for Israeli cities in the implementation of urban forestry ideas.
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The nearest famous roads are Scorpions Ascent (Ma'ale Akrabim), King's Highway and Dana to Petra Trail.
Where is Sderot?
Sderot is in Southern District, Israel, about 4 km from Mefallesim.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 27,635
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Israel
- Region
- Southern District
- Timezone
- Asia/Jerusalem
- Coordinates
- 31.5250, 34.5969
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