The Grace of Tel aviv
Tel Aviv-Yafo (Hebrew: תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ; Arabic: تل أبيب, Tall ʼAbīb),[2] usually called Tel Aviv, is the second largest city in Israel, with an estimated population of 393,900.[1] The city is situated on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline, with a land area of square kilometres ( sq mi). It is the largest and most populous city in the metropolitan area of Gush Dan, home to million people as of 2008.[3] The city is governed by the Tel Aviv-Yafo municipality, headed by Ron Huldai.[4] Tel Aviv was founded in 1909 on the outskirts of the ancient port city of Jaffa (Hebrew: יָפוֹ, Yafo; Arabic: يافا, Yaffa). The growth of Tel Aviv soon outpaced Jaffa, which was largely Arab at the time. Tel Aviv and Jaffa were merged into a single municipality in 1950, two years after the establishment of the State of Israel. Tel Aviv's White City, designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2003, comprises the world's largest concentration of Modernist-style buildings.[5][6][7] Tel Aviv is classified as a beta+ world city,[8] being a major economic hub and the richest city in Israel, home to the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange and many corporate offices and research and development centers.[9] Its beaches, bars, cafés, restaurants, upscale shopping, great weather and cosmopolitan lifestyle have led to it being a popular tourist destination for domestic and overseas visitors alike,[10][11] and given way to its reputation as a "Mediterranean metropolis that never sleeps".[12][13] It is the country's financial capital and a major performing arts and business center.[14] Tel Aviv's urban area is the Middle East's second biggest city economy,[15] and is ranked 42nd among global cities by Foreign Policy's 2008 Global Cities Index.[16] It is also the most expensive city in the region, and 17th most expensive city in the world.[17] New York-based writer and editor David Kaufman called it the "Mediterranean’s New Capital of Cool".[18]
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