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Tel Aviv – Some Facts about the City that Never Sleeps

Tel Aviv Beach
Tel Aviv is the second most populated city in Israel with a population of around for hundred thousand.  Located on the Mediterranean coastline, the city's name literally translates into “Spring Mound".  The city was founded in 1909, on the outskirts of the city of Jaffa.  However, Tel Aviv soon grew bigger than Jaffa, so the two merged when Israel was made a country.  Tel Aviv is also known as the city that never sleeps, because the city literally has people out on the streets every hour of the day.  Because of this fact, the city is highly popular to tourists; they have over 1 million people visit the city each year.  But, the nightlife of the city is not its only strong point.  The city also has a large and powerful economy, the second largest in the Middle East and the country’s financial capital to be exact.

In Tel Aviv, most of the population is Jewish, while only non-Jewish.  Because of this fact, there are over 500 synagogues in the city open to anyone for prayer.  Also, today, the unemployment rate in the city is currently around 7%, a little bit above the national average.  Another fact is that Tel Aviv was named as one of the top 10 technologically influential cities in the entire world.  The city of Tel Aviv is also home to the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, the only one of its kind in Israel.  Many different international companies are situated inside of the city because of this reason.  Also, Tel Aviv is one of the most expensive cities in the world to live in, ranking 19th on the world list.

Tel Aviv is also a destination for tourists to visit globally.  In the entire city of Tel Aviv, they have around 6,000 rooms in over 40 Tel Aviv hotels, with more new and grand hotels being added on each year.  Tel Aviv is also home to many tourist attractions including Tel Aviv beach, old city of Jaffa, different parks in the city, night clubs and great museums with lots of history inside of them.  Tel Aviv is also known for its great cuisines with over 100 total sushi restaurants in the city. Some of the best known attractions in Tel Aviv include the Neve Zedek neighborhood where you can also find the Old Train station compound (HaTachanah)  ,

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  1. AnonymousJuly 12, 2011 at 1:10 PM

    Went to Tel Aviv last year - it was great!
    Ho to get back to Israel soon

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