Ashdod Ashdod is a city in the South District of Israel. The city was founded in 1956. Read more about the city Municipality: ha-Gdud ha-Ivri 10 Tel. 08-8545495 The National Insurance Institute of Israel ("Bituah Leumi"): ha-Banim 14 Tel. *6050, 12226050 Israeli Employment Service ("Lishkat Taasuka"): Merkaz Tzimer, Sderot Menahem Begin 1 Tel. 08-8578000 The Ministry of Interior ("Misrad ha-Pnim"): Merkaz Tzimer, Sderot Menahem Begin 1 Tel. 08-8547111 Israel Tax Authority: Neviim 2 Tel. 08-8510610, 08-8510780/781, Fax. 08-8568381 "Mas Ahnasa": Derech Menahem Begin 1 Tel. 08-8688500, Fax. 08-8664803 "MAAM": Neviim 2 Tel. 08-8510610, 08-8510790-1, Fax. 08-8510637, 08-8510644 Israel Ministry of Construction and Housing: Tel. 08-6263617, 08-9399111 Ashdod The distance (in straight line): to Jerusalem -  51 km to Tel Aviv -  34 km to Haifa -  118 km to Beer Sheva -  61 km