Sderot
E749840
Sderot is a small city in southern Israel near the Gaza Strip, known for its frequent exposure to rocket attacks and its resilient community.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sderot HaAtzmaut | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
municipality ⓘ |
| civilDefenseInfrastructure |
reinforced bus stops
ⓘ
rocket siren system ⓘ |
| country | Israel ⓘ |
| demographics | predominantly Jewish population ⓘ |
| distanceToAshkelon | about 20 kilometers ⓘ |
| distanceToBeersheba | about 40 kilometers ⓘ |
| distanceToGazaBorder | about 1 kilometer ⓘ |
| distanceToTelAviv | about 70 kilometers ⓘ |
| economyIncludes |
commerce
ⓘ
services ⓘ small industry ⓘ |
| experienced |
rocket and infiltration attacks during the 2023 Israel–Hamas war
ⓘ
rocket barrages during the 2008–2009 Gaza War ⓘ rocket barrages during the 2012 Gaza conflict ⓘ rocket barrages during the 2014 Gaza War ⓘ significant attacks during the Second Intifada ⓘ |
| founded | 1951 ⓘ |
| foundedAs | transit camp (ma'abara) ⓘ |
| governedBy | Sderot Municipality NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governorateLevel | local council (historically) ⓘ |
| hasCollege | Sapir Academic College (nearby) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalInstitution |
Sderot Cinematheque
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sderot Music Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHighPercentageOf | bomb shelters ⓘ |
| hasMemorialsFor | victims of rocket attacks ⓘ |
| hasRailwayStation | Sderot railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTwinTown |
Miami Beach, United States
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nice, France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| immigrationWaves |
Ethiopian Jews
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mizrahi Jews NERFINISHED ⓘ immigrants from the former Soviet Union ⓘ |
| knownFor |
frequent rocket attacks from Gaza
ⓘ
resilient community ⓘ |
| languageMajority | Hebrew ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Southern District, Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Negev NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Gaza Strip NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mayorTitle | Mayor of Sderot ⓘ |
| municipalStatusGranted | 1996 ⓘ |
| notableFor | Israeli rock music scene ⓘ |
| originalSettlers |
Jewish immigrants from Kurdistan
ⓘ
Jewish immigrants from North Africa ⓘ |
| populationEstimate | around 30,000 ⓘ |
| railwayLine | Ashkelon–Beersheba railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| securitySituation | frontline city near Gaza ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
Qassam rocket attacks
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
mortars and other projectiles from Gaza ⓘ |
| timezone | Israel Standard Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timezoneDST | Israel Daylight Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Sderot HaAtzmaut