Tel Aviv
city in Israel
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Summary
Tel Aviv is a big city[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of big city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (44,996 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: Organization of World Heritage Cities[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Tel Aviv District[4]
- Country: Israel[5]
- Located in or next to body of water: Levantine Sea[6]
- Head of government: Ron Huldai[7]
- Instance of: city council[8], city[9]
- Official language: Hebrew[10]
- Shares border with: Herzliya[11], Bat Yam[12], Holon[13], Bnei Brak[14], Givatayim[15], Ramat HaSharon[16], Ramat Gan[17]
- Named after: The Old New Land[18]
- Flag: flag of Tel Aviv[19]
- Twinned administrative body: Toulouse[20], Philadelphia[21], Frankfurt[22], Buenos Aires[23], Chișinău[24], Warsaw[25], Milan[26], New York City[27], Łódź[28], Panama City[29], Thessaloniki[30], São Paulo[31], Beijing[32], Cannes[33]
- Coat of arms: Emblem of Tel Aviv-Jaffa[34]
- Postal code: 61000–61999[35]
- Commons category: Tel Aviv-Yafo[36]
- Local dialing code: 3[37]
- Inception: April 11, 1909[38]
- Coordinate location: 32.08, 34.78[39]
- Official website: https://www.tel-aviv.gov.il/[40]
- Topic's main category: Category:Tel Aviv[41]
- Commons gallery: Tel Aviv-Yafo[42]
- Streaming media URL: https://balticlivecam.com/cameras/israel/tel-aviv/tel-aviv/[43]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Tel Aviv include Acanthobrama telavivensis[44], a taxon[45].
Why It Matters
Tel Aviv has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] It is known by 141 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]
Entities named for it include Acanthobrama telavivensis[44], a taxon[45].