Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv-Yafo, usually referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the Gush Dan metropolitan area of Israel. Located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline and with a population of 474,530, it is the economic and technological center of the country and a global high tech hub. 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, ahead of West Jerusalem.
Some of the key events about Tel Aviv
- 1909The first Jewish city in modern times was founded on the Mediterranean coast
- 1917Ottoman forces expelled the Jewish population from Tel Aviv and Jaffa during World War I
- 1921Arab riots in Jaffa resulted in deaths and destruction, spreading to Tel Aviv
- 1932The Tel Aviv Museum of Art was established, becoming a major cultural institution
- 1936The Arab revolt began, causing unrest and violence in Tel Aviv and surrounding areas
- 1948Tel Aviv was declared as part of the newly established State of Israel
- 1948Tel Aviv was bombed by Egyptian aircraft during the Arab-Israeli War
- 1950Tel Aviv and Jaffa were united into a single municipality
- 1964The National Theater of Israel, Habima, opened its permanent home in Tel Aviv
- 1965Tel Aviv's first skyscraper, Shalom Meir Tower, was completed
- 1975A terrorist attack at the Savoy Hotel resulted in multiple casualties
- 1990Iraq launched Scud missiles at Tel Aviv during the Gulf War
- 1994A suicide bombing on a bus in central Tel Aviv killed 22 people
- 1998Tel Aviv was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its collection of Bauhaus architecture
- 2001A suicide bombing at a nightclub killed 21 people, mostly teenagers
- 2006A suicide bombing at a restaurant in Tel Aviv killed 11 people
- 2011Time Out magazine ranked Tel Aviv as the world's party capital
- 2011A terrorist attack near the Defense Ministry compound killed several people
- 2014Tel Aviv was named the world's "smartest city" at the Smart City Expo World Congress
- 2019Tel Aviv hosted the Eurovision Song Contest, bringing international attention to the city
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