Lod, also known as Lydda, is a city 15 km southeast of Tel Aviv and 40 km (25 mi) northwest of Jerusalem in the Central District of Israel. It is situated between the lower Shephelah on the east and the coastal plain on the west. The city had a population of 85,351 in 2019.
Lod
Depiction of Lydda in the Umm ar-Rasas mosaics, 8th century CE
Tomb of Saint George, first mentioned about 530 by the pilgrim Theodosius
Khan el-Hilu, Lod
Central District (Israel)
The Central District of Israel is one of six administrative districts, including most of the Sharon region. It is further divided into four sub-districts: Petah Tikva, Ramla, Sharon, and Rehovot. The district's largest city is Rishon LeZion. The district's population as of 2017 was 2,115,800. According to the Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics, 88% of the population is Jewish, 8.2% is Arab, and 4% are "non-classified", being mostly former Soviet Union immigrants of partial or nominal Jewish ethnic heritage or household members of Jews.
Geographical distribution of the main ethno-cultural communities Jerusalem, Tel-Aviv and Central districts.
Petah Tikva, Central District