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Tel-Aviv

Tel Aviv-Yafo
  • תל אביב-יפו (Hebrew)
  • تل أَبيب-يافا (Arabic)
From upper left: Panorama of North-Eastern Tel Aviv from Azrieli Center, the Azrieli Center, Gordon Beach, Tel Aviv City Hall, Jaffa Clock Tower, White City and Panorama of South-Western Tel Aviv from Azrieli Center
From upper left: Panorama of North-Eastern Tel Aviv from Azrieli Center, the Azrieli Center, Gordon Beach, Tel Aviv City Hall, Jaffa Clock Tower, White City and Panorama of South-Western Tel Aviv from Azrieli Center
Flag of Tel Aviv-Yafo
Flag
TelAvivEmblem.svg
Coat of arms
Nickname(s):
  • 'The White City'
  • 'Non-Stop City'
  • 'The City That Never Sleeps'
  • 'The Bubble'
  • 'TLV'
  • 'The Big Orange'
Tel Aviv-Yafo is located in Israel
Tel Aviv-Yafo
Tel Aviv-Yafo
Location of Tel Aviv-Yafo in Israel.
Coordinates: 32°4′N 34°47′E / 32.067°N 34.783°E / 32.067; 34.783Coordinates: 32°4′N 34°47′E / 32.067°N 34.783°E / 32.067; 34.783
Country  Israel
District Tel Aviv
Metropolitan Area Gush Dan
Founded April 11, 1909 (1909-04-11)
Government
 • Type Mayor-council
 • Body Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality
 • Mayor Ron Huldai
Area
 • City 52 km2 (20 sq mi)
 • Urban 176 km2 (68 sq mi)
 • Metro 1,516 km2 (585 sq mi)
Elevation 5 m (16 ft)
Population (2015)
 • City 432,892
 • Rank 2nd in Israel
 • Density 8,354.3/km2 (21,638/sq mi)
 • Density rank 12th in Israel
 • Urban 1,368,800
 • Urban density 7,777.2/km2 (20,143/sq mi)
 • Metro 3,785,000
 • Metro density 2,245.8/km2 (5,817/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Tel Avivian
Time zone IST (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) IDT (UTC+3)
Postal code 61XXXXX
Area code +972-3
ISO 3166 code IL-TA
GDP US$ 153.3 billion
GDP per capita US$ 42,614
Website tel-aviv.gov.il
Official name White City of Tel Aviv
Type Cultural
Criteria ii, iv
Designated 2003
Reference no. [2]
State Party Israel
Region Israel

Tel Aviv-Yafo (Hebrew: תֵּל אָבִיב-יָפוֹ‎, [tel a'viv jafo], Arabic: تل أَبيب-يافا‎‎) is a major city in Israel, located on the country's Mediterranean coastline. It is known to be the financial center and the technology hub of Israel, with a population of 432,892, making it Israel's second largest city. Tel Aviv is the largest city in the Gush Dan region of Israel. Tel Aviv is also a focal point in the high-tech concentration known as the "Silicon Wadi".

Tel Aviv is governed by the Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality, headed by Ron Huldai, and is home to many foreign embassies. Tel Aviv is a global city, and is the thirty eighth most important financial center in the world. Tel Aviv is known to have the third-largest economy of any city in the Middle East after Abu Dhabi and Kuwait City, and has the 31st highest cost of living in the world. The city receives over a million international visitors annually. Known as "The City that Never Sleeps" and a "party capital", it has a lively nightlife and 24-hour culture.


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