(Al-Lydd in Arabic and Lod in Hebrew) A city in central Israel, located just southeast of the city of Tel-Avi. Al Lydd/Lod is home to Ben Gurion Airport. Est. population in 2009: 67,700, predominantly Jewish Israelis but with a sizable Palestinian Arab Israeli population.  http://www.justvision.org/glossary/al-lydd-lod