Petah Tikva

Country: Israel · 236,169 inhabitants · Founded: 1878

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Petah Tikva (פתח־תקוה) is an eastern suburb of Tel Aviv, Israel, population 248,000 (2019). For those into early Zionist history, a number of the old buildings have been preserved, though they can be hard to find, and the signs describing them are only in Hebrew. Medical tourism to Petah Tikva is popular, especially from the former Soviet Union.

Wikipedia

Petah Tikva (Hebrew: פתח תקווה, pronounced [ˈpetaχ ˈtikva] ), also spelt Petah Tiqwa and known informally as Em HaMoshavot (lit. 'Mother of the Moshavot'), is a city in the Central District of Israel, 10.6 km (6.6 mi) east of Tel Aviv. It was founded in 1878, mainly by Haredi Jews of the Old Yishuv, and became a permanent settlement in 1883 with the financial help of Edmond Rothschild.

In 2023, the city had a population of 267,196, thus being the fourth-largest city in Israel. Its population density is approximately 6,277 inhabitants per square kilometre (16,260/sq mi). Its jurisdiction covers 35,868 dunams (~35.9 km2 or 15 sq mi). Petah Tikva is part of the Gush Dan metropolitan area.