Ramat Aviv

Ramat Aviv is a district of several neighbourhoods in northern Tel Aviv, on the north bank of the Yarkon River. Unofficially, the name is sometimes used for the entire city District 1, the northwestern district of Tel Aviv.

Ramat Aviv is the location of the much appreciated Tel Aviv University and two important museums: the Land of Israel Museum and Beit Hatefutsot (the Nahum Goldmann Museum of the Jewish Diaspora).

Also located in Ramat Aviv are (Sde Dov Airport), the Reading Power Station with some art studios, and the Israel Trade Fairs & Convention Center.

Neighborhoods

*Ramat Aviv Hayeshana Also Ramat Aviv Aleph or Ramat Aviv Hayeruka
*Ramat Aviv Also known as Neve Avivim Ramat Aviv Bet.
*Ramat Aviv Gimmel (Spring Heights C).
*"'Ramat Aviv Hachadasha'
*Azorei Chen ("The Zones of Hanna Neheman", Chen Zones). Currently, Ezorei Chen is being expanded into three areas, Gimmel Hachadasha (the New Ramat Aviv Gimmel), Migdaley Chen (the Towers of Chen), and Medoragey Chen (also known as Ezorei Chen 2 or the New Towers of Ezorei Chen).
*Tochnit Lamed (L project), or simply "Lamed".

"Ramat Aviv Gimmel" was the title of a popular Israeli soap, modelled on Beverly Hills 90210.

History

Before the 1948 Arab-Israeli War the Arab village al-Shaykh Muwannis (Arabic الشيخ مؤنس) was situated in the Ramat Aviv area. [ [http://www.zochrot.org/index.php?id=363 Zochrot Organisation about al Shaykh Muwannis] (English, Hebrew, Arabic)]

ee also

* The Land of Israel Museum
* Beit Hatefutsot - the Nahum Goldmann Museum of the Jewish Diaspora
* Tel Aviv University

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