 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Research Home
 Tools Thesaurus of Geographic Names Full Record Display
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
|
 |
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Vernacular Display | English Display |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Click the  icon to view the hierarchy. |
|
|
Tel Aviv-Jaffa (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 32 05 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 32.0833 decimal degrees |
| Long: 034 46 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 34.7667 decimal degrees |
|
Note: Modern city founded in 1909 by Jews from Yafo; population expanded in 1920s & after World War II; capital of Israel 1948-Dec.1949; in 1950 Tel Aviv & Yafo merged to form the largest city in Israel & the country's cultural, commercial & financial center. |
Names: |
|
| Tel Aviv-Yafo (preferred,C,V)
|
| Tel Aviv-Jaffa (C,V,English-P,U,N)
|
| Jaffa, Tel Aviv- (C,V)
|
| Tel-Aviv (C,V)
|
| Tel Aviv (C,V)
|
| Yafo (C,O)
|
| יפו (C,U,Hebrew )
|
| Jaffa (H,V,English)
|
| Joppa (H,V)
|
............ | ancient |
| Yafa (H,V)
|
|
Hierarchical Position: |
|
|
.... |
Asia (continent) (P) |
|
............ |
Tel Aviv (national district) (P) |
|
Place Types: |
|
| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
............ |
area settled since 15th cen. BCE |
| city (C) |
............ |
Tel Aviv founded 1909; twin cities incorporated 1950 |
| district capital (C) |
|
| urban center (C) |
|
| industrial center (C) |
|
| transportation center (C) |
|
| commercial center (C) |
|
| financial center (C) |
|
| educational center (C) |
|
| tourist center (C) |
............ |
since 1948 |
| historic site (C) |
|
| provincial capital (H) |
............ |
during Egyptian New Kingdom |
| national capital (H) |
............ |
1948-1950 |
| port (H) |
............ |
commercial shipping from the ports of Jaffa & Tel Aviv ceased in 1965, with the inauguration of the modern port at Ashdod |
|
Related geographic places: |
|
| near/adjacent to .... |
Tel Arshaf .......... (deserted settlement) |
| .............................. |
(World, Asia, Israel, Central District) [7594412] |
|
Sources and Contributors: |
|
|
|
