Sderot

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Sderot is a small city in southern Israel near the Gaza Strip, known for its frequent exposure to rocket attacks and its resilient community.

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Sderot HaAtzmaut 1

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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

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Haifa–Jerusalem Road (HaAtzmaut Boulevard) hasNameInLanguage Sderot
this entity surface form: Sderot HaAtzmaut
Amir Peretz residence Sderot