Ramat Aviv

Ramat Aviv Alef or Ramat Aviv HaYeruka, and originally plainly Ramat Aviv (Hebrew: רָמַת אָבִיב, lit. Spring Heights), is a neighborhood in northwest Tel Aviv, Israel.

Ramat Aviv
רָמַת אָבִיב
Ramat Aviv Alef
Ramat Aviv Alef
Coordinates: 32.114167°N 34.796944°E / 32.114167; 34.796944
Country Israel
CityTel Aviv
Quarter1st Quarter of Tel Aviv
Area
  Total2.321 km2 (0.896 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[2]
  Total8,170
  Density3,500/km2 (9,100/sq mi)
Median Age
  Total33
  Male31
  Female36

History

Buildings from the 1950s

Ramat Aviv was founded in 1950s following the great influx of immigrants from Eastern Europe. Golda Meir lived in the neighborhood from 1959 to 1978.[4]

In January 2011 it was published that remains of a building, believed to be 7,800–8,400 years old, were discovered in an archaeological excavation carried out in 8 Fichman Street in Ramat Aviv, by the Israel Antiquities Authority.[5] The findings attest to permanent habitation on the northern bank of the Yarkon River.[6]

Streets, boundaries, and transit

Ramat Aviv is bordered by Einstein Street in the north, Chaim Levanon Street to the east and south, and Namir Road in the west. The main streets in the neighborhood are Brodetzki and Reading. These five arterials are served by several bus lines each.

Landmarks

In the neighborhood are the Alliance High School and Ramat Aviv Mall. In the northeast of the neighborhood, opposite university campus, are student dorms of Tel Aviv University.

Nearby landmarks are Tel Aviv University, the Eretz Israel Museum, the Palmach Museum, and Beth Hatefutsoth.

Other neighborhoods of Tel Aviv with Ramat Aviv in the name

References

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