Ramat Gan
Ramat Gan
רמת גן | |
|---|---|
City (from 1950) | |
| Hebrew transcription(s) | |
| • Also spelled | Ramat-Gan |
View of the Diamond Exchange District from the Azrieli Center, As well with Bar-Ilan University with the Ramat Gan Greater Synagogue on the left with the Ramat Gan National Park Below | |
| Coordinates: 32°04′12″N 34°49′25″E / 32.07000°N 34.82361°E | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Tel Aviv |
| Founded | 1921 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Carmel Shama |
| Area | |
• Total | 12,214 dunams (12.214 km2 or 4.716 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 172,486 |
| • Density | 14,000/km2 (37,000/sq mi) |
| Ethnicity | |
| • Jews and others | 99.3% |
| • Arabs | 0.7% |
| Name meaning | Garden Heights |
| Website | www.ramat-gan.muni.il |
Ramat Gan (Hebrew: רמת גן, pronounced [ʁaˈmat ˈɡan] ⓘ) is a city in the Tel Aviv District of Israel, located east of the municipality of Tel Aviv, and is part of the Gush Dan metropolitan area. It is home to a Diamond Exchange District (one of the world's major diamond exchanges), Sheba Medical Center (the largest hospital in Israel) and many high-tech industries.
Ramat Gan was established in 1921 as a moshava, a communal farming settlement. In 2022 it had a population of almost 200,000.