Gush Dan (Hebrew: גּוּשׁ דָּן, Standard Hebrew Guš 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. Hebrew (עִבְרִית ‘Ivrit) is a Semitic language of the Afro-Asiatic language family spoken by more than 7 million people, mainly in Israel, the West Bank, the United States and by Jewish communities around the world. ... The Modern Hebrew language is a Semitic language of the Afro-Asiatic language family. ... 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. ... 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... Israels central district highlighted. ... The Mediterranean Sea is an intercontinental sea positioned between Europe to the north, Africa to the south and Asia to the east, covering an approximate area of 2. ...

It is the largest metropolitan area in Israel, with a population of approximately 2.4 million. It is divided into an inner and an outer layer.

The inner layer includes Tel Aviv, Bat Yam, Holon, Ramat Hasharon, Ramat Gan, Giv'atayim, Bnei Brak, Herzliya, Or Yehuda, Giva'at Shmuel and Qiryat Ono, as well as a multitude of towns (local councils). Tel-Aviv was founded on empty dunes north of the existing city of Jaffa. ... Bat Yam (בת ים) is a city in Israel, on the central coastal strip, just south of Tel Aviv, and part of the metropolis known as Gush Dan, in the Tel Aviv District. ... Holon (Standard Hebrew חוֹלוֹן Ḥolon, Tiberian Hebrew חֹלֹן Ḥōlōn) is a city in Israel, on the central coastal strip, just south of Tel Aviv, and part of the metropolex known as Gush Dan in the Tel Aviv District. ... Ramat Hasharon (Hebrew: רמת השרון), translated literally Heights [of] the Sharon [plain], is a city in Israel, on the central coastal strip in the south of the Sharon region, bordering Tel Aviv to the north, and part of the Gush Dan Tel Aviv metropolitan area in the Tel Aviv District. ... Ramat Gan (רמת-גן) is a city in Israel, on the central coastal strip, just east of Tel Aviv, and part of the metropolis known as Gush Dan, in the Tel Aviv District. ... Givatayim (Hebrew גִּבְעָתַיִם, Standard Hebrew GivÊ»atáyim) is a city in Israel It is located just east of Tel Aviv, and is a part of the metropolis known as Gush Dan in the Tel Aviv District. ... Mentioned as one of the cities in the portion of the Tribe of Dan (Yehoshua 19:45), Bnei Brak is famous in the Talmud (Sanhedrin 32b) as the seat of Rabbi Akivas court, and in the Pesach Haggada as the site of the all-night Pesach Seder of Rabbi... Herzliyyāh (in Hebrew: הֶרְצְלִיָּה (without Niqqud: הרצליה or הרצלייה) commonly pronounced in Hebrew Hertseliya) is a city in Israel, on the central coastal strip in the south of the Sharon region, just north of Tel-AvÄ«v (about 20 minutes drive) and south of Netanyāh, and part of the Tel-Av... Or Yehuda (אור יהודה) is a city in the Tel Aviv District in Israel. ... Givat Shmuel is a town (local council) in Israel surrounded by the major cities Ramat Gan, Bnei Brak, Kiryat Ono and Petah Tikva. ... Qiryat Ono (קרית אונו; unofficially also spelled Kiryat Ono) is a city in the Tel Aviv District in Israel. ...

The outer layer includes Petah Tikva, Hod Hasharon, Kfar Saba, Raanana, Yehud, Ramla, Lod, Rishon LeZion, Ness Ziona and Rehovot, as well as a multitude of towns (local councils). The Coat of Arms of Petah-Tikva Petah-Tikva (Hebrew פֶּתַח-תִּקְוָה opening of hope, Standard Hebrew Pétaḥ-Tiqva, also transliterated as Petach Tikva, Petah Tikvah, Petach Tikvah, Petaḥ Tiqwa or Petach Tiqwa) and nicknamed as Mother of Cities, is a city in the west of the Center District of Israel... Hod HaSharon (הוד השרון Splendor of the Sharon in Hebrew) is a city in the Center District of Israel. ... Kefar Sava (כפר סבא; unofficially also spelled and pronounced Kfar Saba) is a city in the Sharon area, Center District of Israel in Israel. ... Raannana or Raanana (Hebrew רעננה Ra‘ănānāh) is a small city (about 67,000 citizens) in the southern Sharon, in the Center District of Israel, Israel, north-east of Tel Aviv. ... Yehud (יהוד) is a city in the Center District of Israel in Israel. ... Ramla (Hebrew רמלה Ramlāh; Arabic الرملة ar-Ramlah, colloquial Ramleh), is a city in the Center District of Israel in Israel. ... Downtown area of Lod Lod (Hebrew לוֹד; Arabic اَلْلُدّْ al-Ludd, Greco-Latin Lydda, Tiberian Hebrew לֹד Lōḏ) is a city in the Center District of Israel in Israel. ... Rishon Le Zion in 2002 Rishon LeZion, or Rishon LeZiyyon (ראשון לציון) is a city in Israel, on the central coastal strip, in the Center District of Israel, just south of Tel Aviv, and part of the Tel Aviv metropolitan area (Gush Dan). ... Ness Ziona (נס ציונה ; unofficially also spelled Nes Ziona) is a city in the Center District of Israel in Israel. ... Rehovot (Hebrew רְחוֹבוֹת ) is a city in the Center District of Israel, about 20 km south of Tel Aviv. ...

Gush Dan also has its own bus transportation company, the Dan Bus Cooperative, which is the equivalent of Egged, Israel's biggest bus company, and the 2nd biggest in the world. The Dan Bus Cooperative is an Israeli bus company based in Tel Aviv. ... Egged Bus Cooperative is the largest bus company in Israel - and - the worlds second largest (second only to London Buses). ...

The name Gush Dan means "Dan Block", and is so named because the area was the territory of the tribe of Dan in the ancient Kingdom of Israel. The Tribe of Dan (דָּן Judge, Standard Hebrew Dan, Tiberian Hebrew Dān) is one of the Hebrew tribes, which the Bible claims was founded by Dan, son of Jacob and Bilhah, Rachels maidservant (Genesis 30:4). ... The Kingdom of Israel Hebrew: מַלְכוּת יִשְׂרָאֵל, Standard Hebrew Malḫut Yisraʼel, Tiberian Hebrew Malḵûṯ Yiśrāʼēl) was the Kingdom proclaimed by the Israelite nation around 1030-1020 BCE. // Biblical Account of Israels Origins According to the Biblical account, Israel is descended from Hebrew slaves who left the Land...

See also

• List of cities in Israel