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Giv'atayim
Hebrew גִּבְעָתַיִם
Name meaning Two hills
Founded in 1922
Government City (from 1959)
Standard Hebrew Givʻatáyim
Officially also spelled Givatayim
Unofficially also spelled Givataim
District Tel Aviv
Population 47,900 (CBS end of 2004)
Jurisdiction 3,211 dunams (3.2 km²)
Mayor Efi Stenzler
One of the public gardens in Giv'atayim
One of the public gardens in Giv'atayim

Giv'atayim (Hebrew גִּבְעָתַיִם) is a city in Israel. It is located just east of Tel Aviv, and is a part of the metropolitan area known as Gush Dan in the Tel Aviv District. The heart of the city is located between two hills, hence the name. Hebrew (עִבְרִית or עברית, ‘Ivrit) is a Semitic language of the Afro-Asiatic language family spoken by more than seven million people in Israel and Jewish communities around the world. ... Night view of Taipei City. ... Map of the districts of Israel There are six main districts of Israel, known in Hebrew as mehozot (מחוזות; singular: mahoz) and fifteen sub-districts known as nafot (נפות; singular: nafa). ... The Tel Aviv District of Israel includes the following towns and cities: Bat Yam בת ים Bene Beraq בני ברק Givatayim גבעתיים Herzliyya הרצליה Holon חולון Or Yehuda אור יהודה Qiryat Ono קריית אונו Ramat-Gan רמת גן Ramat Ha-Sharon רמת השרון Tel Aviv-Yafo תל-אביב - יפו See... Israel Central Bureau of Statistics (הלשכה המרכזית לסטטיסטיקה) is a state organization for the creation and maintenance of numeric data related to populations vis-à-vis the ethnic makeup of Israel and its cities. ... A dunam or dönüm, dunum, donum is a unit of area. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1000x750, 160 KB) Summary One of the public gardens in Givatayim Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1000x750, 160 KB) Summary One of the public gardens in Givatayim Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... Hebrew (עִבְרִית or עברית, ‘Ivrit) is a Semitic language of the Afro-Asiatic language family spoken by more than seven million people in Israel and Jewish communities around the world. ... Tel-Aviv was founded on empty dunes north of the existing city of Jaffa. ... A metropolitan area is a large population center consisting of a large city and its adjacent zone of influence, or of several neighboring cities or towns and adjoining areas, with one or more large cities serving as its hub or hubs. ... Gush Dan (Hebrew: גּוּשׁ דָּן, Standard Hebrew GuÅ¡ Dan) is the name of the Tel Aviv metropolitan area including areas from both the Tel Aviv District and the Central District of Israel on the Mediterranean coast. ... The Tel Aviv District of Israel includes the following towns and cities: Bat Yam בת ים Bene Beraq בני ברק Givatayim גבעתיים Herzliyya הרצליה Holon חולון Or Yehuda אור יהודה Qiryat Ono קריית אונו Ramat-Gan רמת גן Ramat Ha-Sharon רמת השרון Tel Aviv-Yafo תל-אביב - יפו See... A hill in Hungary with a hillside vintage garden For the landform that extends less than 600 metres above the surrounding terrain and that is smaller than a mountain, see the mountain article. ...


History

On the second of April 1922 the cornerstone of Borochov neighborhood, the first neighborhood. The number of settlers in its start was 100. Borochov neighborhood is named after Dov Bar Borochov, one of the Jewish labor parties' leader and the founder of the labor party Poalei Zion. Borochov neighborhood was the first labor neighborhood in Israel. In the course of time, the rest of the neighborhoods were founded: Sheinkin (1936), Givat Rambam (1933), Kiryat Yosef (1934), Arlozorov (1936) and Train Labors. Because of the heavy burden in the British Mandate, it was decided on uniting all the neighborhoods together, and they were declared a local council in August 1942. In 1959 it was declared a city. Giv'atayim is currently twinned with Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA and Harbin, People's Republic of China. HaAvoda party logo Labour or Labor, (העבודה HaAvoda) is an Israeli political party. ... Commonly used image indicating one artists conception of Maimonidess appearance Maimonides (March 30, 1135–December 13, 1204) was a Jewish rabbi, physician, and philosopher in Spain and Egypt during the Middle Ages. ... Chaim Arlosoroff (1899-1933), (also spelled Arlozorov or Arlozoroff), was a notable Zionist and a proponent of the State of Israel and the return of Jews to the Land of Israel. ... Map of the territory under the British Mandate of Palestine. ... Nickname: Scenic City (official), River City, Chatty, Chatt-Town, Chattavegas, The Nooga Location within the U.S. State of Tennessee Cities in Tennessee Tennessee Mayor Ron Littlefield Area    - City 370. ... For other meanings of Harbin, see Harbin (disambiguation). ...


Mayors

  1. Shimon Ben-Zvi: President of the local council and the first mayor (1941-1965)
  2. Kuba Kraizman: The second mayor (1965-1978)
  3. Yizhak Yaron: The third mayor (1978-1993)
  4. Efi Stenzler: The fourth mayor (1993-)

External link

  • Official website

  Results from FactBites:
 
Giv'atayim - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (221 words)
Giv'atayim (Hebrew גִּבְעָתַיִם) is a city in Israel.
Because of the heavy burden in the British Mandate, it was decided on uniting all the neighborhoods together, and they were declared a local council in August 1942.
Giv'atayim is currently twinned with Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA and Harbin, People's Republic of China.
Sepsiszentgyörgy város honlapja (275 words)
Givatayim is a city that always welcomes you in a warm, homely friendly manner - combined with tranquility immersed in greenery and a peaceful atmosphere of culture and quality of life.
Givatayim is representing a rare pearl of environmental and human quality, situated in the very heart of the central metropolis of Israel.
Givatayim is a web of neat streets - ascending, descending and surrounding the two hills in the center, enveloped by flora on all sides, and offering a wealth of education and culture along with modern health and community services.
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