Tel Aviv

The city of Tel Aviv-Yafo (Hebrew: תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפו‎‎;  Arabic: تَلْ أَبِيبْ-يَافَا) is a municipality in Israel, often just called Tel Aviv. It is Israel's second largest city and main commercial, financial, and industrial center. It is on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea.

In 2009, 405,400 people lived in the city of Tel Aviv. Tel Aviv is a part of an area of cities called Gush Dan. About 3,850,000 people live in this urban area.

The city calls itself Israel's capital of culture, economy and trade.

History

In 1909, Jewish people started building Tel Aviv northeast of Jaffa. Tel Aviv was part of Jaffa at first, but it became a separate town in 1921. Tel Aviv grew quickly as Jewish immigrants arrived, mainly from Europe.

between the years 1925-1929 the Scottish city planner Sir Patrick Geddes was design the first city plan for the tel aviv.

in the early 1930s the area of the Yarkon River mouth area has began to develop with the opening of the international trade fair - the "Orient Fair" and the opening of the "Tel Aviv Port" beside him. from the other side of the Yarkon River was built the Reading Power Station and the Sde Dov Airport.

It was Israel's first capital when the nation was established in 1948. The capital was moved to Jerusalem in 1949, but the Israeli Ministry of Defense and many foreign embassies stayed in Tel Aviv. Most Israeli government departments have offices in Tel Aviv.

In 1950, Tel Aviv and Jaffa (called Yafo in Hebrew) joined to into the city of Tel Aviv-Yafo. Tel Aviv-Yafo is the name of the city, but it is almost always called Tel Aviv.

Tel Aviv continued to grow quickly in the 1950s and 1960s. The fast growth of the Tel Aviv area caused problems such as air pollution, slums, and traffic that took until the 2000s to fix. Most of the people of Tel Aviv live in apartment buildings.

During the Persian Gulf War of 1991, Iraq fired about 25 missiles toward Tel Aviv. Several missiles and falling struck residential areas in or around Tel Aviv. Two people were killed, and about 7,500 apartments were damaged.

Cultural life

The cultural center of Tel Aviv is a downtown intersection of streets at Dizengoff Circle. Fashionable shops and sidewalk cafes line the nearby streets. The 37-story Shalom Tower is in the city's financial , several blocks south of Dizengoff Circle. It is the tallest building in Israel. The southwestern part of the city was once the separate town of Jaffa. Jaffa, an ancient port from Biblical times, has many historic place that have been restored by archaeologists. Jaffa also has many art galleries, cafes, restaurants, and nightclubs.

The Israeli opera, and Habima Theater, Israel's national theater, was are in Tel Aviv. Tel Aviv is home to a number of dance centers and companies. The Batsheva Dance Company, a contemporary dance group, as well as the Bat-Dor Dance Company and the Israel Ballet are headquartered in Tel Aviv. Tel Aviv's center for modern and classical dance is the Suzanne Dellal Center.

Museums in Tel Aviv include Haaretz Museum and the Tel Aviv Art Museum.

Tel Aviv University is one of the city's several institutions of higher learning. Bar Ilan University is in Ramat Gan, a suburb of the city.

Economy

The Tel Aviv area is Israel's main manufacturing district. About half of the nation's business companies are in the area. Their products include computer software, electronic equipment, machine tools, building materials, chemicals, clothing, and processed foods. The city is also the nation's main center for banking, publishing, and trade and the home of the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange. Abu Kabir Forensic Institute, the nation's only forensics institute, is located there.

View of Tel Aviv from Moshe Aviv Tower

Twin towns and sister cities

Tel Aviv has a partnership with Los Angeles (), and is twinned with:

  • Toulouse, France (since 1958)
  • Philadelphia, United States (since 1966)
  • Frankfurt am Main, Germany (since 1980)
  • Buenos Aires, Argentina (since 1988)
  • Milan, Italy (since 1994)
  • Łódź, Poland (since 1994)
  • Thessaloniki, Greece (since 1994)
  • Barcelona, Spain (since 1998)
  • São Paulo, Brazil (since 2004)
  • Beijing, China (since 2004)

Partner city

  • Essen, Germany (since 1992)
  • Bonn, Germany (since 1980)
  • Budapest, Hungary (since 1989)
  • Warsaw, Poland (since 1992)
  • Belgrade, Serbia (since 1990)
  • Warsaw, Poland (since 1992)

Related pages

  • Jaffa Port
  • Tel Aviv Port
  • Israel Trade Fairs and Convention Center

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Boaz Sachs
29 August 2017
Bustling and buzzing Jaffa offers an ideal night out for drinks, food or simply sight seeing. Pick a spot and watch the people
EL AL USA
4 March 2014
Did you know that Jaffa is the oldest part of Tel Aviv?
Joe McCormack
20 May 2010
Welcome to Jaffa, things to do include the old city, the harbour, the flea Market aswell as a whole host of culinary treats!
Eduard Bezdetko
9 May 2016
Прекрасное место, чтобы окунуться в историю
Marina Azaria
18 September 2016
Хоть это арабский район но тут хорошо
Ali Çekin
11 February 2019
İnşaallah bir gün tekrar fetih edeceğiz
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