 Ashdod ( Hebrew : אַשְׁדּוֹד ( audio ) ; Arabic : اشدود , إسدود Isdud ) is the sixth @-@ largest city in Israel , located in the Southern District of the country , on the Mediterranean coast where it is situated between Tel Aviv to the north ( 32 kilometres ( 20 miles ) away ) and Ashkelon to the south ( 20 kilometres ) away ). Ashdod is the largest city in the region known as the Sharon Plain , and the largest city in the country that does not have a metropolitan area. Unterscheidung zwischen Ashdod und Asdod. Ashdod is a city in the southern part of the country, between Tel