Netanya
Sign in to saveNetanya (, ), or Natanya (), is a city in the Central District of Israel, and is the capital of the surrounding Sharon plain. It is north of Tel Aviv, and south of Haifa, between the Poleg stream and the Wingate Institute in the south and the Avihayil stream in the north.
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Netanya is a city located in central Israel, positioned between Tel Aviv and Haifa along the Mediterranean coast. It serves as the capital of the Sharon plain region and is geographically defined by several natural boundaries including nearby streams and the Wingate Institute.
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Place details
- Locality
- נתניה
- Region
- מחוז המרכז
- Country
- ישראל
- Population
- 228,204
- Timezone
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- Demographics
- Neighborhoods
- Kiryat Eliezer
- Kiryat Sanz
- Neot Herzl
- Tobruk
- Nof Hatayelet
- Ein Hatkhelet
- Ramat Ephraim
- Ramat Chen
- Neot Ganim
- Neve Itamar
- Ramat Poleg
- [[Ir Yamim, Netanya|Ir Yamim]]
- Agamim
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- Transportation
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- Twin towns – sister cities
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Netanya (, ), or Natanya (), is a city in the Central District of Israel, and is the capital of the surrounding Sharon plain. It is north of Tel Aviv, and south of Haifa, between the Poleg stream and the Wingate Institute in the south and the Avihayil stream in the north.
Netanya was named in honor of Nathan Straus, a prominent Jewish American merchant and philanthropist in the early 20th century who was the co-owner of Macy's department store. The of beaches have made the city a popular tourist resort.