Ramat Aviv

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Ramat Aviv
רָמַת אָבִיב
Neighborhood of Tel Aviv
Ramat Aviv Alef
Ramat Aviv Alef
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Coordinates: 32°06′51″N 34°47′49″E / 32.114167°N 34.796944°E / 32.114167; 34.796944
Country Israel
CityTel Aviv
Quarter1st Quarter of Tel Aviv
Area
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 • Total
2.321 km2 (0.896 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[2]
 • Total
8,170
 • Density3,500/km2 (9,100/sq mi)
Median Age
[3]
 • Total33
 • Male31
 • Female36

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.

History

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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]

Archaeology

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Remains of a Samaritan synagogue were uncovered in Ramat Aviv and first reported in 1978 by archaeologist Haya Kaplan. The structure is dated to the early 7th century CE. The site yielded several mosaic inscriptions: one in Samaritan script naming two donors, and two in Greek — a donor inscription and a blessing on Israel and the house of worship.[5]

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.[6] The findings attest to permanent habitation on the northern bank of the Yarkon River.[7]

Streets, boundaries, and transit

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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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "Tel Aviv Municipality - Quarters Statistics". Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality. 2013. Retrieved 2018-12-19.
  2. ^ "Tel Aviv Municipality - Quarters Statistics". Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality. December 2012. Retrieved 2018-12-19.
  3. ^ "Tel Aviv Municipality - Quarters Statistics". Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality. December 2008. Retrieved 2018-12-19.
  4. ^ Homes fit for a prime minister: From Ben Gurion's shack to Netanyahu's compound
  5. ^ Barag, Dan (2009), Wasserstein, David J.; Cotton, Hannah M.; Price, Jonathan J.; Hoyland, Robert G. (eds.), "Samaritan writing and writings", From Hellenism to Islam: Cultural and Linguistic Change in the Roman Near East, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, p. 316, doi:10.1017/cbo9780511641992.014, ISBN 978-0-521-87581-3, retrieved 2025-08-20
  6. ^ "תל-אביב בת 100? נסו 8,000".
  7. ^ Archeologists discover 8,000-year-old building in Tel Aviv, Haaretz