Petah Tikva

city in the Central District of Israel, part of the Tel Aviv metropolitan area
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Petah Tikva is a city in Israel, established on January 1, 1878 . As of 2018, the population was approximately 244,000 residents [1]. The city covers an area of 35.9 square kilometers at an elevation of 16 meters above sea level . The current head of government is Rami Greenberg [2]. The city operates on Israel Standard Time, which is UTC+02:00 during standard time and UTC+03:00 during daylight saving time .

Petah Tikva

Summary

Petah Tikva is a city[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (700 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Petah Tikva is located in Petah Tikva (sub-district)[3].
  • Petah Tikva is located in Central District[4].
  • Petah Tikva is located in Gush Dan[5].
  • Petah Tikva is in the country of Israel[6].
  • Petah Tikva's head of government is recorded as Rami Greenberg[7].
  • Petah Tikva's image is recorded as Market Towers Petah Tikva 01.jpg[8].
  • Petah Tikva's instance of is recorded as city[9].
  • Petah Tikva's instance of is recorded as municipality of Israel[10].
  • Petah Tikva's official language is recorded as Hebrew[11].
  • Petah Tikva's flag image is recorded as Flag of Petah Tikvah, Israel.png[12].
  • Petah Tikva's shares border with is recorded as Giv'at Shmuel[13].
  • Petah Tikva's shares border with is recorded as Bnei Brak[14].
  • Petah Tikva's shares border with is recorded as Tel Aviv[15].
  • Petah Tikva's shares border with is recorded as Drom HaSharon Regional Council[16].
  • Petah Tikva's coat of arms image is recorded as Coat of arms of Petah-Tiqua.svg[17].
  • Petah Tikva's twinned administrative body is recorded as Chicago[18].
  • Petah Tikva's twinned administrative body is recorded as Koblenz[19].
  • Petah Tikva's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bacău[20].
  • Petah Tikva's twinned administrative body is recorded as Las Condes[21].
  • Petah Tikva's twinned administrative body is recorded as Trondheim[22].
  • Petah Tikva's twinned administrative body is recorded as Norrköping Municipality[23].
  • Petah Tikva's twinned administrative body is recorded as Laval[24].
  • Petah Tikva's twinned administrative body is recorded as Yiyang[25].
  • Petah Tikva's twinned administrative body is recorded as Odense[26].
  • Petah Tikva's twinned administrative body is recorded as Subotica[27].

Body

Geography

Petah Tikva is in the country of Israel[6]. Located in include it (sub-district)[3], a subdistrict of Israel[28], in Israel[29]; Central District[4]; and Gush Dan[5], a metropolitan area[30], in Israel[31]. Its part of is recorded as Gush Dan[32].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+230984'}[33], {'amount': '+236169'}[34], {'amount': '+21879'}[35], {'amount': '+24800'}[36], {'amount': '+31800'}[37], and {'amount': '+40000'}[38].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city[9] and municipality of Israel[10].

History and Context

+1878-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Petah Tikva[39].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Petah Tikva include Begin Road[40], a street[41], in Israel[42].

Why It Matters

Petah Tikva ranks in the top 5% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (700 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] It is known by 55 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]

Entities named for it include Begin Road[40], a street[41], in Israel[42].

References

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  30. [35] . Statistical Yearbook for Israel. Retrieved . cbs.gov.il. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  33. [38] . Statistical Yearbook for Israel. Retrieved . cbs.gov.il. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [40] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  5. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [43] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [44] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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