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Tel Aviv100 Facts for 100 Years
1.
 
Tel Aviv is thesecond-largest cityinIsrael, with a population of 390,100 at the end of 2007. 2.
 
The city is situated on theIsraeli Mediterranean coastline, with a land area of 51.8 squarekilometers.3.
 
Tel Aviv was founded in 1909 on theoutskirtsof the ancientport cityof Jaffa. 4.
 
Tel Aviv's “White City,” designated aUNESCO World Heritage Sitein 2003, comprises the world's largest concentration of Modernist-stylebuildings. The “White City also includes alarge collection of Bauhaus-style buildings constructed in the 1920s and 1930s.5.
 
Tel Aviv'surban areais theMiddle East's second biggest city economy, and is ranked 42nd by
 Foreign Policy'
s2008 Global Cities Index. 6.
 
Tel Aviv is themost expensive cityin the region, and 14th most expensive city in the world.
 
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The name
Tel Aviv
(literally "Hill of Spring") was chosen in 1910 from among manysuggestions, including "Herzliya," and is the Hebrew title of Theodor Herzl's book
 Altneuland 
("Old New Land")8.
 
Tel Aviv was the temporary government center of the State of Israel until the governmentmoved to Jerusalem in December 1949.9.
 
In April 1949, Tel Aviv and Jaffa were united in the single municipality of Tel Aviv-Yafo10.
 
On November 4, 1995, Israel'sPrime Minister,Yitzhak Rabin,was assassinatedat a rally in Tel Aviv’s Kikar Malchi Yisrael (Kings of Israel Square) in support of the Oslo peaceaccord. The square was subsequently renamed Kikar Rabin (Rabin Square) in his memory.11.
 
Tel Aviv is divided into nine districts that have formed naturally over the city's short history
.12.
 
According to theIsrael Central Bureau of Statistics(CBS), as of June 2006 Tel Aviv'spopulation is growing at an annual rate of 0.9%. It consists of 91.8%Jews, 4.2%Arabsand 4.0% others.13.
 
The city is relativelymulticultural, and many languages such asRussian,French,Spanish, Tagalog,Thai,Arabic,AmharicandEnglishare often spoken alongsideHebrew. 14.
 
One of Tel Aviv's famous landmarks is theHassan Bek Mosque, on the beachfront.15.
 
Tel Aviv is home to 40% of Israel’s finance jobs and 25 percent of the country’s employmentin business services.
 
 16.
 
The city has been described as a flourishing technological center by
 Newsweek
(1998) and a"miniature Los Angeles" by
The Economist
(2008).17.
 
In 1998, the city was described byNewsweekas one of the top 10 most technologicallyinfluential cities in the world.18.
 
The Tel Aviv metropolitan area is Israel's center of high-tech and is sometimes referred to asSilicon Wadi.19.
 
Tel Aviv is home to theTel Aviv Stock Exchange(TASE), Israel's only stock exchange,which lists 660 companies, about 60 of which are also listed on stock exchanges in othercountries.20.
 
Tel Aviv has been described as a top internationaldestinationby Los Angeles Times and theNew York Times.21.
 
The city’s thrivingnightlifeand24-hour culturehave given Tel Aviv the nickname, "The City that Never Sleeps."22.
 
According to city statistics, 2,189 acres of the city are devoted to green space, comprising17% of Tel Aviv’s area.23.
 
Dizengoff Center is named afterMeir Dizengoff , who served as the first mayor of Tel Avivfrom 1911 until his death in 1936. He was described as a man who could reminisce about thefuture, and helped realize the vision of a modern Tel Aviv.24.
 
Tel Aviv has branches of some of the world's leading hotels, among them theCrowne Plaza,Sheraton,Dan,IsrotelandHilton. 25.
 
Pronto, anItalianrestaurant in Tel Aviv, was named the best Italian restaurant outside of Italy by the Italian Ministry of Agriculture.26.
 
Tel Aviv is very accepting of lesbians, gays, bisexuals, and transgender-transsexuals and hasthe best-establishedLGBT communityin the region, respected for its incomparable style,party scene, and excellent bars and clubs.27.
 
The city hosts an annualpride parade, attracting thousands of goers.28.
 
Over the past several years, Tel Aviv has become an international capital of fashion anddesign.29.
 
Tel Aviv is Israel’s cultural capital, too. Eighteen of Israel's 35 major centers for theperforming arts are located in the city.30.
 
TheTel Aviv Performing Arts Centeris the home of the Israeli Opera, wherePlácido Domingowas house tenor between 1962 and 1965, as well as theCameri Theater.
 
 31.
 
Tel Aviv's center for modern and classical dance is the Suzanne Dellal Center inNeveTzedek
.
32.
 
Tel Aviv is home to a number of establisheddancecenters and companies including theBatsheva Dance Company, a contemporary dance troupe,Bat Dor, and theIsrael Ballet.
 33.
 
 Israel is said to have the highest number of museums per capita of any country. Three of thelargest in Israel are in Tel Aviv.
34.
 
Tel Aviv is the only Israeli city with three clubs inIsraeli Premier League, the country's topfootballleague: Maccabi Tel Aviv, Hapoel Tel Aviv, and Bnei Yehuda.35.
 
Maccabi Tel Aviv Sports Clubwas founded in 1906 and competes in more than 10 sports,including football and basketball.36.
 
Maccabi Tel Avivbasketball teamholds 47 Israeli titles, has won 36 editions of the Israelcup, and has won five European Championships.37.
 
The Tel Aviv Rowing Club was established in 1935 and is the largest rowing club in Israel.38.
 
Tel Aviv has an annual half-marathon, run in 2008 by 10,000 athletes from around theworld.39.
 
Tel Aviv is governed by a 31-member city council elected for a four-year term in directproportional elections.40.
 
The Tel Aviv City Hall is located atRabin Square.41.
 
Ron Huldaiis currently mayor of Tel Aviv, and has been in office since 1998.
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