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| Hebrew | רָמַת גַּן | |
| Arabic | رمات جان | |
| Name meaning | Garden Heights | |
| Founded in | 1921 | |
| Government | City (from 1950) | |
| District | Tel Aviv | |
| Population | 129,700[1] (2006) | |
| Jurisdiction | 12,214 dunams (12 km²) | |
| Mayor | Zvi Bar | |
Ramat Gan (Hebrew: רָמַת גַּן) is a city in the Tel Aviv district of Israel, which borders Tel Aviv to its west. Arabic (ar الْعَرَبيّة (informally ar عَرَبيْ) in terms of the number of speakers is the largest living member of the Semitic language The following list of Israeli cities is based on the current index of the There are six main administrative districts of Israel, known in Hebrew as mehozot (מחוזות singular mahoz) and fifteen The Tel Aviv District is one of six administrative districts of Israel with a population of 1 A dunam or dönüm, dunum, donum is a unit of Area used in the Ottoman Empire and still used in various standardized versions The Tel Aviv District is one of six administrative districts of Israel with a population of 1 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Tel Aviv-Yafo (תֵּל ־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ تل أبيب Tal ʾAbīb) (usually Tel Aviv) is the second-largest city in Israel It houses Israel's national football stadium, Bar-Ilan University, an advanced medical center (Sheba Medical Center), and a national park. Ramat Gan Stadium (איצטדיון רמת-גן Itstadyon Ramat Gan) is the national football stadium in the Tel Aviv District city of Ramat Gan The Chaim Sheba Medical Center at Tel Hashomer (המרכז הרפואי ע"ש חיים שיבא - תל השומר often referred to as Tel HaShomer Hospital, is the largest It is also the home of one of the world's major diamond exchanges, in which Israel's tallest building, the Moshe Aviv Tower, is located. The Diamond Exchange District is a district of the Israeli city of Ramat Gan. Moshe Aviv Tower ( Hebrew: מגדל משה אביב commonly known as the City Gate) is a Skyscraper located in the demarcated area of the ''bursa'' The city was established in 1921 as a moshava, a communal settlement, with a focus on agriculture. A moshava (מושבה plural Moshavot (מושבות is a form of rural settlement in Israel. After commercial and population expansion, it was declared a city in 1950, and, as of 2006, had 129,700 residents. [1] The mayor of Ramat Gan is Zvi Bar.
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Ramat Gan was established by the Ir Ganim (lit: Town of Gardens)[2] association in 1921 as a satellite town of Tel Aviv. Tel Aviv-Yafo (תֵּל ־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ تل أبيب Tal ʾAbīb) (usually Tel Aviv) is the second-largest city in Israel There are varying records as to whether the first plots of land here were purchased in 1914 or 1918. [3] The settlement was initially a moshava, a socialist-style Zionist agricultural settlement initially growing wheat, barley and watermelons. Socialism refers to a broad set of economic theories of social organization advocating state or collective ownership and administration of the Means of production and distribution History of Zionism|Timeline of Zionism|World Zionist Organization|Zionist political violence Zionism is an international political movement that originally supported the [4] The name of the settlement was changed to Ramat Gan (lit: Garden Heights) in 1923, a development on the Ir Ganim name. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The settlement continued to operate as a moshav until 1933, although was recognised as a local council in 1926 by the British Mandate. Moshav ( is a type of Cooperative Agricultural Community of individual farms pioneered by the Labour Zionists during the second Local councils (מועצה מקומית moetza mekomit) are one of the three types of Local government found in Israel, with the other two being British Mandate may refer to British Mandate of Palestine British Mandate of Mesopotamia [3] At this time it had 450 residents. [3] As the years passed, Ramat Gan shifted from an agriculture-based economy to a more commercial and urban settlement, and by 1946 had a population of 12,000. [3]
In 1950, Ramat Gan was recognized by the nascent State of Israel as a city and by 1955 had a population of 55,000. A City council (עירייה Iriya) is the official designation of a city within Israel's system of local government. [3] The first mayor of the city of Ramat Gan was Abraham Krinitzi who served in this role for 43 years. [3] In 1961, the municipal area of Ramat Gan was expanded both westwards, to encompass the are including the Sheba Medical Center in Tel Hashomer, and eastwards, to encompass the area around Bar Ilan University. The Chaim Sheba Medical Center at Tel Hashomer (המרכז הרפואי ע"ש חיים שיבא - תל השומר often referred to as Tel HaShomer Hospital, is the largest Tel HaShomer (תל השומר lit Hill of the Guard) is an area in Gush Dan in central Israel, east of Ramat Gan and bordered to the south [3] In 1968, the world's largest diamond exchange opened in Ramat Gan. The Diamond Exchange District is a district of the Israeli city of Ramat Gan. [3]
The city's infrastructure grew steadily, as new structures such as Sheba Medical Center, the national stadium, Bar Ilan University, and the Diamond Exchange were developed. Infrastructure typically refers to the technical structures that support a society such as Roads Water supply, Wastewater, Power grids The Chaim Sheba Medical Center at Tel Hashomer (המרכז הרפואי ע"ש חיים שיבא - תל השומר often referred to as Tel HaShomer Hospital, is the largest
Ramat Gan is located in the Gush Dan, Tel Aviv metropolitan area to the east of Tel Aviv. Gush Dan (גּוּשׁ דָּן is a Metropolitan area including areas from both the Tel Aviv and the Central Districts of Israel. Tel Aviv-Yafo (תֵּל ־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ تل أبيب Tal ʾAbīb) (usually Tel Aviv) is the second-largest city in Israel The northern boundary of the city is the Yarkon River, the eastern meets with Bnei Brak, whilst Givatayim is to the south west of the city. The Yarkon River (נחל הירקון Nahal HaYarkon) also Yarqon River, is an Israeli River which originates at Tel Afek Bnei Brak (or Bene Beraq) (בְּנֵי בְּרַק Bəne Bəraq) is a city located on Israel 's central Mediterranean coastal plain Giv'atayim (גִּבְעָתַיִם lit "two hills" is a city in Israel east of Tel Aviv. [4] Ramat Gan experiences an average of 500mm of rainfall per year and is located, on average 80 meters above sea level. [4] It is built on limestone hills. Limestone is a Sedimentary rock composed largely of the Mineral Calcite ( Calcium carbonate: CaCO3 [5] The name, Ramat Gan, means Garden Heights, and as such the city has a number of gardens and parks including The National Park which covers some 1,900 dunams, and David Park in the Marom Naveh neighborhood. The National Park (הפארק הלאומי HaPark HaLe'umi) is a large Urban park in Ramat Gan, Israel. [6] 25% of Ramat Gan is covered by public parkland. A 2007 survey announced Ramat Gan as the second most tranquil region in the Gush Dan area, just 234 votes behind Ramat Hasharon. Ramat HaSharon (רָמַת הַשָּׁרוֹן lit Height of the Sharon) is a city located on Israel 's central coastal strip in the south of the Sharon
Ramat Gan is made up of the following neighborhoods: City Center, Nachalat Ganim, Kiryat Krinitzi, Ramat Shikma, Ramat Itzahk, Shuchnat Rishonim, Tel Yehuda, Giva'at Geula, Neve Yehoshua, Kiryat Borchov, Marom Naveh, Ramat Amidar, Ramat Chen, Shikun Vatikim, Shchunat Hillel, Elite and Diamond Exchange District and Tel Binyamin. [3]
| City of Ramat Gan Population by year[7] |
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| 1948 | 17,200 |
| 1955 | 58,500 |
| 1961 | 90,800 |
| 1972 | 118,000 |
| 1983 | 117,100 |
| 1995 | 128,700 |
| 2005 | 128,400 |
| 2006 | 129,700 |
As of 2006, Ramat Gan had 129,700 residents, on an area of 12,000 dunams (12 km²). A dunam or dönüm, dunum, donum is a unit of Area used in the Ottoman Empire and still used in various standardized versions [1] The population was growing at a rate of 1. 0% per annum with 90% of this growth coming through natural increase. In demographics the rate of natural increase ( RNI) is the crude birth rate minus the crude death rate of a population (excluding migration [1] The population density of the city is 9,822. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 6 per square kilometer, one of the highest in Israel. [7] In terms of the origin of Ramat Gan's residents, 42,900 originate from Europe and America, 10,200 from Africa, 29,200 from Asia, and 40,600 from Israel. [8] 86,200 of the residents of Ramat Gan were born in Israel, whilst 36,600 were born abroad. [8]
According the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics, as of 2001, Ramat Gan's socioeconomic ranking stood at 8 out of 10 (high). The Israel Central Bureau of Statistics (הלשכה המרכזית לסטטיסטיקה HaLishka HaMerkazit LeStatistika) abbreviated CBS, is an Israeli Socioeconomics or socio-economics is the study of the relationship between economic activity and Social life. 70. 9% of twelfth grade students received a matriculation certificate in 2000. In that year, the average wages in Ramat Gan were 6,995 NIS. As of 2006, 32,100 of the city's households had people who were not in the labour force, with 23,300 of these retired. In Economics the people in the labor force are the suppliers of labor Retirement is the point where a person stops employment completely [9] 1,900 of the households had unemployed within them. Unemployment occurs when a person is available to work and currently seeking work but the person is without work. [9] 43,000 households were fully employed. [9] The largest sectors of jobs for those in employment in Ramat Gan were business activities accounting for 18. 1% of jobs, education, 15. 1%, wholesale and retail trade, and repairs, 14. 2%, manufacturing 10. 8%, and health, welfare and social work services, 10. 0%. [10]
Ramat Gan has 130 synagogues as well as two Yeshivas. Yeshiva or yeshivah (jəʃi'və ( Hebrew: ישיבה "sitting (n [11]
Ramat Gan's economy is most notable for the Diamond Exchange District in the northwest of the city, home to a large concentration of skyscrapers, including Moshe Aviv Tower (City Gate), Israel's tallest at over 240 meters, the Diamond Exchange (a world leader in fancy-cut diamonds), a large Sheraton hotel, and many high-tech businesses including the headquarters of Checkpoint. The Diamond Exchange District is a district of the Israeli city of Ramat Gan. A skyscraper is a tall continuously habitable Building. There is no official definition or a precise cutoff height above which a building may clearly be classified as a skyscraper Moshe Aviv Tower ( Hebrew: מגדל משה אביב commonly known as the City Gate) is a Skyscraper located in the demarcated area of the ''bursa'' In Mineralogy, diamond is the allotrope of carbon where the carbon atoms are arranged in High tech is Technology that is at the cutting edge —the most advanced technology currently available The area was formerly a nightly center of prostitution and unlawful gambling, but in 2006, following a new law[12], the police detained criminals related to prostitution and sex trafficking, and these activities disappeared. Prostitution is the act of performing Sexual activity in exchange for Money. [13] Also located in the Diamond Exchange District is the State Bank of India's Israeli headquarters and the headquarters of the Israel Mizrachi Bank, whilst the embassies of Ghana, Kenya, the Ivory Coast, Jordan, Norway, Belgium, Holland, and the European Economic Community, are located in the area. State Bank of India (SBI ( is the largest Bank in India. It is also measured by the number of branch offices and employees the second largest bank in the The Republic of Ghana is a country in West Africa. It borders Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast to the west Burkina Faso to the north Togo to the The Republic of Kenya is a country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia to the north Somalia to the northeast Tanzania to the south Côte d'Ivoire (ˌkoʊt divˈwɑː(r ' in English, kot diˈvwaʀ in French) or Ivory Coast, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a Jordan, officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (الأردنّ al-Urdunn) is an Arab country in Southwest Asia spanning the southern Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those Holland is a region in the western part of the Netherlands. A maritime and economic power in the 17th century Holland today consists of the Dutch provinces of The European Community (EC is one of the Three pillars of the European Union (EU created under the Maastricht Treaty (1992 [14] A number of other international embassies are also located in the city, as is the British Council. The British Council is a Public Body of the United Kingdom Government which specialises in educational and development opportunities Also headquartered in the city is the Histadrut trade union. Template talkInfobox Union for usage -->The Histadrut ("Federation" labour or HaHistadrut HaKlalit shel Located to the south of Ramat Gan is the Hiriya, the largest waste dump in the Middle East. Hiriya (חירייה is a former Waste dump located south east of Tel Aviv in Israel.
Ramat Gan is also an important center for industry and manufacturing with major fruit and vegetable canning plants, textile mills, metal production plants, electrical manufacturers, furniture makers, and food producers based here. [15]
In 2008, construction is expected to begin on the Elite Tower, set to exceed the City Gate Tower in height, to be constructed on the site of the historic Elite Candy factory. The Elite Tower is a Skyscraper currently under construction in Ramat Gan, Israel. Strauss, (שטראוס formerly known as Strauss-Elite (שטראוס עלית is a Food products manufacturer in Israel. As a tribute to the history of the site, the lower floors of the tower are planned to house a chocolate museum. [16] The tower is set to contain luxury apartments, with an average price tag of $1 million each.
As of the end of 2006, Ramat Gan had three hotels, with a total of 408 rooms with 150,000 person-nights over the year representing 64% room occupancy. [17]
Ramat Gan is home to a number of theaters including the Ramat Gan Theater, The Diamond Theater, and the The Russell Cultural Center. Furthermore, the Beit Zvi School of Performing Arts is based in the city and performs regularly. Ramat Gan has two cinemas, the Lev-Elram Cinema and the "Yes Planet" megaplex. yes (formally incorporated as DBS Satellite Services (1998 Ltd) founded in 1998 is the sole satellite television provider ( DBS) in Israel. For the fictional character called Megaplex see Megaplex (Transformers. [18]
Ramat Gan has a number of museums. The history of the city is told in Beit Abraham Krinizi, the home of the first mayor of the city, Abraham Krizini, whilst the Harry Oppenheimer Diamond Museum tells the story of the Israeli diamond industry. [19] Man and the Living World Museum is a natural history museum, whilst the Maccabi Museum is a history of Jewish sports activity since 1898. [19] The city is also the location of the Zoological Center of Tel Aviv-Ramat Gan, a 250 acre zoo with some 1,600 animals. The Zoological Center of Tel Aviv-Ramat Gan is a zoological park in Ramat Gan, Israel. It contains the largest animal collection in the Middle East. [6]
The Museum of Israeli Art is the only gallery in Israel dedicated solely to Israeli artwork, whilst the adjoining Kiryat Omanut houses the converted homes of the artists, Kahana, Constant and Nathan Rapoport. [19] Constant House is a sculpture gallery, Kahana House a ceramics studio of ceramics, and Rapoport House the permanent home of the artist's sculptures. [19] Other galleries in the city include the Museum of Russian Art, Museum of Jewish Art, and the Yechiel Nahari Museum of Far Eastern Art, the only gallery in Israel dedicated to Far Eastern artwork. The Museum of Russian Art ( TMORA) is a Museum in Minneapolis Minnesota that houses a collection of Russian Art from the 20th [19]
The city includes Kfar haMaccabiah where the Maccabiah Games, the Jewish Olympics, are held every 4 years. The Maccabiah Games ( מַכַּבִּיָּה) is an international Jewish athletic event similar to the Olympics. The Olympic Games is an international Multi-sport event established for both summer and winter games The city is also the location of the Ramat Gan Stadium, Israel's national football stadium which seats some 41,583 and is the largest stadium in the country. Ramat Gan Stadium (איצטדיון רמת-גן Itstadyon Ramat Gan) is the national football stadium in the Tel Aviv District city of Ramat Gan Hakoah Maccabi Amidar Ramat Gan F.C. is currently Ramat Gan's top football team, playing in Liga Leumit, the second division of Israeli football, and based at the Winter Stadium in the city. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Structure There are 12 clubs in the Liga Leumit Each team plays thirty three rounds of matches as determined by the Israel Football Association and is awarded three points Winter Stadium is a multi-use Stadium in Ramat-Gan, Israel. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Also in the city is Hapoel Ramat Gan F.C., who play in the third division of Israeli football, Liga Artzit, and are based at HaMakhtesh Stadium in neighboring Giv'atayim. Hapoel Ramat Gan FC (מועדון כדורגל הפועל רמת גן Moadon Kaduregel Hapoel Ramat Gan) are an Israeli football club from the central Structure There are 12 teams in Liga Artzit Each team plays thirty three matches the first 22 matches are played on a home and away basis with the last 11 fixtures based on league The HaMakhtesh Stadium (אצטדיון המכתש Etztadion HaMakhtesh) is a Stadium in the central Israeli city of Giv'atayim and the home Giv'atayim (גִּבְעָתַיִם lit "two hills" is a city in Israel east of Tel Aviv. Although currently not in the top leagues of football in Israel, both Hakoah and Hapoel have previously been successful in Ligat ha'Al, the top division of Israeli football, winning two and one championships respectively. Football (כדורגל Kaduregel) is the unofficial national sport of Israel. Other teams based in the city include Beitar Ramat Gan and Shikun Vatikim Ramat Gan both in Liga Bet South A. In basketball, the city is represented in Ligat Ha'al, the top Israeli division by Ironi Ramat-Gan.
The mayor of Ramat Gan is Zvi Bar. The make up of the city's 25 seat City Council is: Ramat Gan First 6, Labor 3, Likud 3, Sun 2, Meretz 3, Trufa 2, SAAS 2, Midal 3, and Ramat Gan Different 1. Likud (ליכוד lit Consolidation) is the major centre-right political party in Israel. Meretz-Yachad (מרצ-יחד Vitality - Together) previously known as Meretz and then Yachad, is a left-wing social democratic [20]
Ramat Gan is home to Israel's second largest university, Bar-Ilan University, with 24,000 students. There are eight official universities in Israel. In addition there are a few dozen Colleges and other institutes of higher learning as well as about a dozen The city is also the location of the Shenkar School of Engineering and Design, Ramat Gan College, and Beit Zvi acting college. [21]
The Sheba Medical Center located in southeastern Ramat Gan and Tel HaShomer, is Israel's largest hospital. The Chaim Sheba Medical Center at Tel Hashomer (המרכז הרפואי ע"ש חיים שיבא - תל השומר often referred to as Tel HaShomer Hospital, is the largest Tel HaShomer (תל השומר lit Hill of the Guard) is an area in Gush Dan in central Israel, east of Ramat Gan and bordered to the south [22] It includes the Safra Children's Hospital and Padeh Geriatric Rehabilitation Center. The city has 32 medical centers run by health authorities and 10 child-care clinics operated by the municipality. [23]
Ramat Gan has sister city agreements with the following towns:[24]