Sderot

Sderot
  • שְׂדֵרוֹת‎
  • سديروت
City (from 1996)
Hebrew transcription(s)
 • ISO 259Śderot
Official logo of Sderot
Sderot is located in Northwest Negev region of Israel
Sderot
Sderot
Sderot is located in Israel
Sderot
Sderot
Coordinates: 31°31′22″N 34°35′43″E / 31.52278°N 34.59528°E / 31.52278; 34.59528
Country Israel
DistrictSouthern
Founded1951
Government
 • MayorAlon Davidi
Area
 • Total
4,472 dunams (4.472 km2 or 1.727 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total
33,002
 • Density7,400/km2 (19,000/sq mi)
Name meaningBoulevards/avenues

Sderot (Hebrew: שְׂדֵרוֹת, pronounced [sdeˈʁot], lit. 'boulevards'; Arabic: سديروت, sometimes Romanized as "Sederot"[2]) is a western Negev city and former development town in the Southern District of Israel. In 2022, it had a population of 33,002.[1]

Sderot is located less than a mile from Gaza (the closest point is 840 m (2,760 ft)),[3] 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.[4] Although rocket fire subsided after the Gaza War (2008–09), the city has come under rocket attack on occasion since that time.

  1. ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  2. ^ "Palestinians Hit Home in Sederot". The New York Times. June 1, 2006. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference ukinisrael.fco.gov.uk was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Avi Issacharoff; Mijal Grinberg. "2 Israelis Lightly Wounded as 33 Rockets Slam in Western Negev". Haaretz. Retrieved February 5, 2014.