Bnei Brak
city in the Tel Aviv District, Israel
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Summary
Bnei Brak is a city[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,819 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Tel Aviv District[3]
- Country: Israel[4]
- Head of government: Hanoch Zeibert[5]
- Official language: Hebrew[6]
- Shares border with: Giv'at Shmuel[7], Tel Aviv[8], Ramat Gan[9], Petah Tikva[10]
- Founder: Yitsḥaḳ Gershṭenḳorn[11]
- Named after: Beneberak[12]
- Twinned administrative body: Lakewood[13], Brooklyn[14]
- Commons category: Bnei Brak[15]
- Located in time zone: UTC+02:00[16]
- Inception: January 1, 1924[17]
- Located in/on physical feature: Israeli coastal plain[18], Gush Dan[19]
- Authority: Municipality of Bnei Brak[20], Brooklyn[21]
- Official website: http://www.bnei-brak.muni.il/[22], https://www.bnei-brak.muni.il/[23]
- Topic's main category: Category:Bnei Brak[24]
- Population: 193,774[25], 9300[26], 14,300[27], 22,500[28], 28,000[29], 32,700[30], 38,300[31], 60,400[32], 63,100[33], 67,000[34], 69,700[35], 75,700[36], 83,000[37], 89,600[38]
Why It Matters
Bnei Brak has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] It is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]