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Alexandria · MMXXVIExplicit colophon · 2026

Lod · Alexandria

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Lod

Also known as

al-Ludd
al-Ludd
al-Ludd
Al-Lydd
Diospoli
Diospolis

Image illustrating Lod — archival plate · Wikimedia Commons · Lodsee Wikimedia Commons

This entry is a stub. The Library is awakening — a longer account is being written.

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in countryIsrael1948 CE
in countryOttoman Empire1299 CE
containsChurch of Saint George1872 CE
birthplace ofGeorge Habash1926 CE
birthplace ofIsmail Shammout1930 CE
birthplace ofIsrael Cohen1971 CE
containsJisr Jindas1273 CE
place of death ofLidiya Yanovskaya1926 CE
birthplace ofSa'ar Benbenishti1991 CE
birthplace ofSami Abu Shehadeh1975 CE
birthplace ofYousef Munayyer19th c. CE

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