[19] On 18 May 1949, Manshiya and part of Jaffa's central zone were added, for the first time including land that had been in the Arab portion of the UN partition plan. [155] Currently, dozens of skyscrapers have been approved or are under construction throughout the city, and many more are planned. It enjoyed substantial growth after World War I, tripling over a period of six years during the 1930s to 150,000 inhabitants. [55] Construction activity had moved away from the inner ring of Tel Aviv, and had moved to its outer perimeter and adjoining cities. It served as the terminus for the Jaffa–Jerusalem railway. [28], Tel Aviv was granted the status of an independent municipality separate from Jaffa in 1934. Jews of all backgrounds form 91.8 percent of the population, Muslims and Arab Christians make up 4.2 percent, and the remainder belong to other groups (including various Christian and Asian communities). [190], Tel Aviv is known as "the city that never sleeps" and a "party capital" due to its thriving nightlife, young atmosphere and famous 24-hour culture. The city has three additional railway stations along the Ayalon Highway: Tel Aviv University, HaShalom (adjacent to Azrieli Center) and HaHagana (near the Tel Aviv Central Bus Station), Tel Aviv Mercaz. As a result of its population recovery and industrial transition, the city's finances were transformed, and by 2012 it was running a budget surplus and maintained a credit rating of AAA+.[66]. [28] The flag and city arms of Tel Aviv (see above) contain under the red Star of David 2 words from the biblical book of Jeremiah: "I (God) will build You up again and you will be rebuilt." 309.MUNICIPALITY OF TEL AVIV YAFO. (3). Under this plan, road users traveling into the city would pay a fixed fee.[233]. Other Jewish suburbs of Jaffa established before Tel Aviv eventually became part of Tel Aviv, the oldest among them being Neve Tzedek (est. The intended builder and operator of the first line, MTS, has had financial difficulties that postponed the line's opening. Further south, skyscrapers rising up to 40 stories will be built along the old Ottoman railway between Neve Tzedek and Florentine, with the first such tower there being the Neve Tzedek Tower. Indiana: Authorhouse. 2024 4,496,000. [104] The city is economically stratified between the north and south. During heatwaves in autumn and springs, temperatures usually climb up to 35 °C (95 °F) and even up to 40 °C (104 °F), accompanied with exceptionally low humidity. [143][144] Florentin is now known as a hip, "cool" place to be in Tel Aviv with coffeehouses, markets, bars, galleries and parties.[145]. Before legislation to preserve this landmark architecture, many of the old buildings were demolished. [81][82][83][84] Another Hamas suicide bomber killed six civilians and injured 70 in the Allenby Street bus bombing. Its natural harbour has been used since the Bronze Age. [28] In 1915 a census of Tel Aviv was conducted, recording a population 2,679. [205] In addition, Tel Aviv hosts an annual LGBT Film festival. Hapoel Tel Aviv Sports Club, founded in 1923, comprises more than 11 sports clubs,[213] including Hapoel Tel Aviv Football Club (13 championships, 16 State Cups, one Toto Cup and once Asian champions) which plays in Bloomfield Stadium, and Hapoel Tel Aviv Basketball Club. "[74], Since the First Intifada, Tel Aviv has suffered from Palestinian political violence. Tel Aviv is a city that is growing with each passing year. On 21 May 1910, the name Tel Aviv was adopted. [32] Some of the city's Modernist buildings were neglected to the point of ruin. Tel Aviv has a population of 460,613 spread over a land area of 52,000 dunams (52 km ; 20 sq mi), yielding a population density of 7,606 people per square km (19,699 per square mile). The city is also served by local and inter-city share taxis. The average annual temperature is 20.9 °C (69.6 °F), and the average sea temperature is 18–20 °C (64–68 °F) during the winter, and 24–29 °C (75–84 °F) during the summer. [160], Tel Aviv has been ranked as the twenty-fifth most important financial center in the world. However, hotel towers along almost the entire beachfront will be allowed to rise up to 25 stories. In the mid-1990s, the construction of skyscrapers began throughout the entire city, altering its skyline. [65] Economic difficulties would then be compounded by a wave of Palestinian suicide bombings in the city from the mid 1990s, to the end of the Second Intifada, as well as the Dot-com bubble, which affected the city's rapidly growing hi-tech sector. Réponse: Tel Aviv (מחוז תל אביב), Israël (Capital: Tel Aviv-Yafo) - Dernière population connue est ≈ 1 368 800 (an 2015). By 1981, Tel Aviv had entered not just natural population decline, but an absolute population decline as well. Menora Mivtachim Arena is a large multi-purpose sports indoor arena, The arena is home to the Maccabi Tel Aviv, and the Drive in Arena, a multi-purpose hall that serves as the home ground of the Hapoel Tel Aviv. [28] At the end of Herzl Street, a plot was allocated for a new building for the Herzliya Hebrew High School, founded in Jaffa in 1906. It closed on 25 October 1965. At the same time, Jewish cultural life was given a boost by the establishment of the Ohel Theatre and the decision of Habima Theatre to make Tel Aviv its permanent base in 1931. In 1906, a group of Jews, among them residents of Jaffa, followed the initiative of Akiva Aryeh Weiss and banded together to form the Ahuzat Bayit (lit. 3,305. Approximately 25% of Tel Aviv’s population identifies as gay, which considering the city’s population is about 400,000 that means that some 100,000 people in the city identify themselves as part of the LGBTQ community. [157], In 2010, the Tel Aviv Municipality's Planning and Construction Committee launched a new master plan for the city for 2025. [232] The line is being built instead by NTA—The Tel Aviv region's mass transit development authority. It made significant investment in major boulevards, to create attractive pedestrian corridors. [78][79][80], One of the deadliest attacks occurred on 1 June 2001, during the Second Intifada, when a suicide bomber exploded at the entrance to the Dolphinarium discothèque, killing 21, mostly teenagers, and injuring 132. [158][159], In November 2012, it was announced that to encourage investment in the city's architecture, residential towers throughout Tel Aviv would be extended in height. In May 2010, the ministry of finance decided to cancel the agreement with MTS due to the difficulties and the agreement was cancelled in August 2010. Two rowing clubs operate in Tel Aviv. Tel Aviv has a population of 405,000 spread over a land area of 52,000 dunams (52.0 km2) (20 mi²), yielding a population density of 7,606 people per square kilometer (19,699 per square mile). Industries in Tel Aviv include chemical processing, textile plants and food manufacturers. [28] Many new Jewish immigrants to Palestine disembarked in Jaffa, and remained in Tel Aviv, turning the city into a center of urban life. 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By the time Tel Aviv was founded as a separate city during Ottoman rule of the region, Jaffa had been ruled by the Canaanites, Egyptians, Philistines, Israelites, Assyrians, Babylonians, Persians, Phoenicians, Ptolemies, Seleucids, Hasmoneans, Romans, Byzantines, the early Islamic caliphates, Crusaders, Ayyubids, and Mamluks before coming under Ottoman rule in 1515. 2026 4,640,000. 1,258,800. In 1946, following the King David Hotel bombing, the British carried out Operation Shark, in which the entire city was searched for Jewish militants and most of the residents questioned, during which the entire city was placed under curfew. Gay Population in Tel Aviv. The early architecture of Tel Aviv consisted largely of European-style single-story houses with red-tiled roofs. Along nearby Shlavim Street, passing between Jaffa and south Tel Aviv, office buildings up to 25 stories will line both sides of the street, which will be widened to accommodate traffic from the city's southern entrance to the center. Answer: Tel Aviv (Tel Aviv-Jaffa, תל אביב-יפו), Israel (Administrative unit: Tel Aviv) - last known population is ≈ 432 900 (year 2015).This was 5.368% of total Israel population.If population growth rate would be same as in period 2008-2015 (+1.04%/year), Tel Aviv population in 2021 would be: 460 680*. [55] Since the 1990s, population has steadily grown. The most recent census of 2011 … [208][209] Among these are the Eretz Israel Museum, known for its collection of archaeology and history exhibits dealing with the Land of Israel, and the Tel Aviv Museum of Art. As a result, the Israeli government issued gas masks to its citizens. [175] Eighteen of Israel's 35 major centers for the performing arts are located in the city, including five of the country's nine large theatres, where 55% of all performances in the country and 75 percent of all attendance occurs. [8] Tel Aviv receives over 2.5 million international visitors annually. 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Under the plan, "forests" of corporate skyscrapers will line both sides of the Ayalon Highway. There are many economic migrants and refugees from African countries, primarily Eritrea and Sudan, located in the southern part of the city. All-populations.com used data from the number of the population from official sources. Driving south on Ayalon gives access to Highway 4 leading to Ashdod, Highway 1, leading to Ben Gurion International Airport and Jerusalem and Highway 431 leading to Jerusalem, Modiin, Rehovot and the Highway 6 Trans-Israel Highway. [164] The city has been described as a "flourishing technological center" by Newsweek and a "miniature Los Angeles" by The Economist. Most precipitation falls in the form of rain between the months of October and April, with intervening dry summers. Jews of all backgrounds form 91.8 percent of the population, Muslims and Arab Christians make up 4.2 percent, and the remainder belong to other groups (including various Christian and Asian c… [32][unreliable source], Since the 1980s, major restoration and gentrification projects have been implemented in southern Tel Aviv. Herzl Street became a commercial thoroughfare at this time. [161] As it was built on sand dunes in an area unsuitable for farming, it instead developed as a hub of business and scientific research. [150][151] As Tel Aviv celebrated its centennial in 2009,[152] the city attracted a number of architects and developers, including I. M. Pei, Donald Trump, and Richard Meier. The fast growth of the Tel Aviv area caused problems such as air pollution, slums, and traffic that took until the 2000s to fix. Within two years, it had reached 160,000, which was over a third of Palestine's total Jewish population. In the early 1980s, 13 embassies in Jerusalem moved to Tel Aviv as part of the UN's measures responding to Israel's 1980 Jerusalem Law. [133], Tel Aviv's population reached a peak in the early 1960s at around 390,000, falling to 317,000 in the late 1980s as high property prices forced families out and deterred young couples from moving in. The main bus network in Tel Aviv metropolitan area operated by Dan Bus Company, Metropoline and Kavim. The Jewish population, which forms the majority group in Tel Aviv consists of the descendants of immigrants from all parts of the world, including Ashkenazi Jews from Europe, North America, South America, Australia and South Africa, as well as Sephardic and Mizrahi Jews from Southern Europe, North Africa, India, Central Asia, West Asia, and the Arabian Peninsula. [11][12] Tel Aviv has been called The World's Vegan Food Capital, as it possesses the highest per capita population of vegans in the world, with many vegan eateries throughout the city. Tel Aviv is a city that is growing with each passing year. As with the rest of Israel, bus transport is the most common form of public transport and is very widely used. Tel Aviv’s population, by contrast, numbered approximately 1,500 in 1914 and was almost wholly Jewish. [43] Many local and inter-city bus routes also have sherut taxis that follow the same route and display the same route number in their window. [226], At the end of the 20th century, the city began restoring historical neighborhoods such as Neve Tzedek and many buildings from the 1920s and 1930s. [123] As a result, 20 additional kindergarten classes were opened in 2008–09 in the city. Tel Aviv, established as suburb of Jaffa, received "township" or local council status within the Jaffa Municipality in 1921. In 2006, 51,359 children attended school in Tel Aviv, of whom 8,977 were in municipal kindergartens, 23,573 in municipal elementary schools, and 18,809 in high schools. 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[225] In October 2008, Martin Weyl turned an old garbage dump near Ben Gurion International Airport, called Hiriya, into an attraction by building an arc of plastic bottles. If that seems like a lot of people to be packed into a small space, it is – the population density of Tel Aviv is 7,606 people for every square kilometer. The Jewish population makes up 6,772,000 (74.1%); 1,916,000 (21%) are Arabs; and, those identified as “others” (non-Arab Christians, Baha’i, etc) make up 4.8% of the population (441,000 people). Catherine Weill-Rochant, "The Tel-Aviv School: a constrained rationalism", This page was last edited on 18 January 2021, at 17:37. If East Jerusalem is considered part of Israel, Tel Aviv is the country's second most populous city after Jerusalem; if not, Tel Aviv is the most populous city before West Jerusalem.[a]. The Second Aliyah led to further expansion. The trains do not run on Saturday and the principal Jewish festivals (Rosh Hashana (2 days), Yom Kippur, Sukkot, Simkhat Torah, Pessach (Passover) first and fifth days and Shavuot (Pentecost)). Some officials envision that as part of these mergers, Tel Aviv will become a supercity with several sub-municipalities in the style of Greater London.[241]. [171] In 2013, Tel Aviv had more than 700 startup companies and research and development centers, and was ranked the second-most innovative city in the world, behind Medellín and ahead of New York City. [123], Tel Aviv has 544 active synagogues,[134] Tel Aviv was founded in 1909 as a Jewish suburb of the ancient port of Jaffa (now Yafo), with which it was joined in 1950. [123] The population over age 65 stands at 14.6 percent compared with 19% in 1983. [56] In the late 1980s the city had an aging population of 317,000. [188][189] The city has also been ranked as one of the top 10 oceanfront cities. The first suicide attack in Tel Aviv occurred on 19 October 1994, on the Line 5 bus, when a bomber killed 22 civilians and injured 50 as part of a Hamas suicide campaign. Its basketball team, Maccabi Tel Aviv Basketball Club, is a world-known professional team, that holds 54 Israeli titles, has won 44 editions of the Israel cup, and has six European Championships, and its football team Maccabi Tel Aviv Football Club has won 23 Israeli league titles and has won 23 State Cups, seven Toto Cups and two Asian Club Championships. In 2019, the population by religion was roughly 18% Muslim, 2% (177,000) Christian and 2% Druze. [236] As of October 2011, there are 125 active stations, providing more than 1,000 bicycles. The walled city of Jaffa was the only inhabited part of what is now Tel Aviv in early modern times. In the early 2000s, Tel Aviv municipality focused on attracting more young residents to the city. [231] The Red Line starts at Petah Tikva's Central Bus Station, east of Tel Aviv and follows the Jabotinsky Road (Route 481) westwards at street level. [32][unreliable source], In 2016, the Globalization and World Cities Study Group and Network (GaWC) at Loughborough University reissued an inventory of world cities based on their level of advanced producer services. [55] In 2011, Tel Aviv had an unemployment rate of 4.4 percent. →. August, the warmest month, averages a high of 30.6 °C (87.1 °F), and a low of 25 °C (77 °F). The oldest of these is Jaffa, the ancient port city out of which Tel Aviv grew. Located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline and with a population of 460,613, it is the economic and technological center of the country. [146] Municipal construction followed the "garden city" master plan drawn up by Patrick Geddes. The municipality is responsible for social services, community programs, public infrastructure, urban planning, tourism and other local affairs. [96], On 21 November 2012, during Operation Pillar of Defense, the Tel Aviv area was targeted by rockets, and air raid sirens were sounded in the city for the first time since the Gulf War. Some beaches, such as Gordon Beach, also provide access to free fitness facilities. [124][125] Its campus is located in the neighborhood of Ramat Aviv. It was at first called 'Ahuzat Bayit' (lit. D'autres fouilles plus récentes ont, quant à elles, permis de retrouver d'anciennes habitations de l'âge du Fer récent ainsi que des ruines de l'époque de l'occupation perse puis grecque dans la région. [127] A maintenance depot, connected via a branch line and tunnel to the main section of the line, will be constructed in Kiryat Arye, across from the existing Kiryat Arye suburban railway station. Tel Aviv gay centre shooting; 2010s. 2019-12-31. [90][91] Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack. (2013) The City in Numbers. Increasing in the 1931 census to 46,101, in 12,545 houses. These include the History section of the official Tel Aviv-Yafo Centennial Year website;[68] the Ahuzat Bayit collection, which focuses on the founding families of Tel Aviv, and includes photographs and biographies;[69] and Stanford University's Eliasaf Robinson Tel Aviv Collection,[70] documenting the history of the city. In Tel Aviv there are some dessert specialties, the most known is the Halva ice cream traditionally topped with date syrup and pistachios, Israel has the highest number of museums per capita of any country, with three of the largest located in Tel Aviv. Many offbeat museums and galleries operate in the southern areas, including the Tel Aviv Raw Art contemporary art gallery.[210][211]. It also houses the Olympic Committee of Israel and the National Athletics Stadium with the Israeli Athletic Association. Tel Aviv is ranked as the greenest city in Israel. [28] By 1937 the Jewish population of Tel Aviv had risen to 150,000, compared to Jaffa's mainly Arab 69,000 residents. According to some estimates, about 50,000 unregistered African and Asian foreign workers live in the city. (p.26), GOLDBERG, U. "homestead") society. [75] On 6 March 1996, another Hamas suicide bomber killed 13 people (12 civilians and 1 soldier), many of them children, in the Dizengoff Center suicide bombing. [37] However, growth halted in 1917 when the Ottoman authorities expelled the residents of Jaffa and Tel Aviv as a wartime measure. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics(CBS), as of 2009 Tel Aviv's population is growing at an annual rate of 0.5 percent. The land has been flattened and has no important gradients; its most notable geographical features are bluffs above the Mediterranean coastline and the Yarkon River mouth. According to the plan, large numbers of skyscrapers and high-rise buildings at least 18 stories tall would be built in the entire area between Ibn Gabirol Street and the eastern city limits, as part of the master plan's goal of doubling the city's office space to cement Tel Aviv as the business capital of Israel. The two major Israeli television networks, Keshet Media Group and Reshet, are based in the city, as well as two of the most popular radio stations in Israel: Galatz and Galgalatz, which are both based in Jaffa. The main airport serving Greater Tel Aviv is Ben Gurion International Airport. In 2013, Absolut Vodka introduced a specially designed bottle dedicated to Tel Aviv as part of its international cities series. 1886). Initially, the line's targeted opening was in 2012 and today the target is 2016 after several postponements due to the disagreements with MTS and NTA's takeover of the project. Tel Aviv - Yafo. [101], Israeli Air Force F-16I Sufas over Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv Dolphinarium, demolished in 2018, site of the 2001 Dolphinarium discotheque suicide bombing, in which 21 Israelis, mostly teenagers, were killed. Get email notification for articles from Lee Yaron Follow. Ron Huldai has been mayor of Tel Aviv since 1998. [9][10] In 2010, Knight Frank's world city survey ranked it 34th globally. Within the city, main routes include Kaplan Street, Allenby Street, Ibn Gabirol Street, Dizengoff Street, Rothschild Boulevard, and in Jaffa the main route is Jerusalem Boulevard. Tel Aviv is well-known for hosting a young population, and for the quality of its nightlife. During the March 1947 martial law in Mandatory Palestine, Tel Aviv was placed under martial law by the British authorities for 15 days, with the residents kept under curfew for all but three hours a day as British forces hunted for militants. Tel Aviv's White City, designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2003, comprises the world's largest concentration of International Style buildings, including Bauhaus and other related modernist architectural styles.[21][22]. At the time of its construction, the building rivaled Europe's tallest buildings in height, and was the tallest in the Middle East. In this city we will build the streets so they have roads and sidewalks and electric lights. [193][194][195] Tel Aviv has 44 hotels with more than 6,500 rooms. [32][unreliable source] In 1926, the country's first shopping arcade, Passage Pensak, was built there. In January 2008, Tel Aviv's municipality established the city's LGBT Community centre, providing all of the municipal and cultural services to the LGBT community under one roof. Tel Aviv has a Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification: Csa),[106] and enjoys plenty of sunshine throughout the year. Tel Aviv is known for the supportive and collaborative gay community that continues to grow. 2022 4,344,000. [115] Huldai was reelected for a fifth term in the 2018 municipal elections, defeating former deputy Asaf Zamir, founder of the Ha’Ir party. Tel Aviv population, male was 610.95 thousands in 2008 - the single year for which the data is available at the moment. The Allenby/Rothschild area is another popular nightlife hub, featuring such clubs as the Pasaz, Radio EPGB and the Penguin. In alphabetical order by surname; stage names are treated as single names: Location of Tel-Aviv-Yafo within the Earth, Master plan for the Tel Aviv township, 1925, 1904–1917: Foundation in the Late Ottoman Period, British administration 1917–34: Townships within the Jaffa Municipality, 1970s and 1980s population and urban decline.