The city of Tel Aviv-Yafo is subdivided into four quarters, which are further divided into neighborhoods.
Quarters
editThe quarters of Tel Aviv are as follows.[1]
Name | In Hebrew | Area | Population (estimated, ca. 2021) | Density per sq. km |
---|---|---|---|---|
North / Trans-Yarkon | צפון / עבר הירקון | 22 km2 (8.5 sq mi) | 123,000 | 5,591 |
Center | מרכז | 13 km2 (5.0 sq mi) | 170,000 | 13,077 |
Jaffa and South | יפו ודרום | 10 km2 (3.9 sq mi) | 85,000 | 8,500 |
East | מזרח | 8.5 km2 (3.3 sq mi) | 82,000 | 9,647 |
Neighborhoods
editBelow is the list of neighborhoods, arranged geographically from north to south, then from west to east.
Northwest
editResidential
- Azorei Hen (אזורי חן), Areas of Grace
- Kokhav HaTzafon (כוכב הצפון), Northern Star
- Shikun Lamed (שיכון למד), L Neighborhood
- Migdalei Ne'eman (מגדלי נאמן) Faithful Towers
- Neve Avivim (נווה אביבים), Springs Oasis (also known as Ramat Aviv Bet/ 2)
- Nofei Yam (נופי ים) Sea view
- Ramat Aviv Aleph (רמת אביב א'), Spring Height 1
- Ramat Aviv Gimmel (רמת אביב ג'), Spring Height 3
- Ramat Aviv HaHadasha (רמת אביב החדשה), New Spring Height
Non-residential regions
- Museum campus
- Tel Aviv University Campus
- Yarkon Park (Park Ha-Yarkon officially Ganei Yehoshua/ Joshua Gardens)
Northeast
editResidential
- Ganei Tzahala (גני צהלה), Gardens of Joy
- HaMishtalah (המשתלה), The [Plant] Nursery
- Hadar Yosef (הדר יוסף), Glory of Joseph (Elishar)
- Ma'oz Aviv (מעוז אביב), Spring Fortress
- Ne'ot Afeka (נאות אפקה), Beautiful Pastures
- Neve Sharret (נוה שרת), (Moshe) Sharett Oasis
- Ramat HaHayal (רמת החייל), Soldier's Hill (also known as (רמת החי"ל), HIL (acronym for the Jewish Brigade) Height)
- Ramot Tzahala (רמות צהלה), Heights of IDF-Joy (Portmanteau from IDF and Joy)
- Revivim (רביבים),Mild rainstorms
- Shikun Dan (שיכון דן), Dan Neighborhood
- Tel Baruch (תל ברוך), (Mordechai Joseph) Baruch Hill
- Tzahala (צהלה), Portmanteau from IDF and Joy
- Yisgav (ישגב), He will be Great
Non-residential regions
- Kiryat Atidim (קריית עתידים), Campus of the Future
Central
editResidential
- HaTzafon HaYashan (הצפון הישן), The Old North
- Yehuda HaMaccabi (יהודה המכבי) Judah the Maccabi
- Montefiore (מונטיפיורי), (Moses) Montefiore
- Lev HaIr (לב העיר), The City Center/Core, lit. Heart of the City
- Kerem Hatemanim (כרם התימנים), Yemenites Vineyard
- Bavli, (בבלי) Babylonian (Talmud)
- Tzamarot Ayalon (צמרות איילון), Ayalon Treetops
- Giv'at Amal Bet (גבעת עמל ב'), Workers Hill B
- Neve Tzedek (נווה צדק), Righteousness House
- Shabazi (שבזי), (Shalom) Shabazi
- Ohel Moshe (אהל משה), Moshe Tent (merged with Neve Tzedek)
Non-residential regions
Southwest
edit- Old Jaffa (יפו העתיקה), Old Jaffa
- Yafo C (יפו דרום), Jaffa South
- Giv'at HaTmarim (גבעת התמרים), Dates Hill
- Ajami (עג'מי), (Ibrahim) al-Ajami
- Tzahalon (צהלון), Rejoice
- Givat Aliyah (גבעת עלייה), Aliyah Hill = Elevation's Hill
South
edit- Florentin (פלורנטין)
- Neve Sha'anan (נווה שאנן), Serenity's Oasis / Peaceful Abode
- Neve Ofer (נווה עופר), (Avraham) Ofer Oasis, also Tel Kabir[2]
- Kiryat Shalom (קריית שלום), City of Peace
- Shapira (שפירא), (Meir Gezl) Shapira[3]
- Giv'at Herzl (גבעת הרצל), Herzl Hill
- Abu Kabir (אבו כביר), named after Tall al Kabir, Egypt [4]
- American–German Colony (המושבה האמריקאית-גרמנית)
Southeast
edit- Nahalat Yitzhak (נחלת יצחק), Yitzchak's (Spektor) Estate
- Bitzaron (ביצרון), Little Fortress
- Ramat Yisrael (רמת ישראל), Israel (Rokach) Heights
- Tel Haim (תל חיים), Haim (Chisin) Hill
- Yad Eliyahu (יד אליהו), Eliyahu (Golomb) Memorial
- Ramat HaTayasim (רמת הטייסים), Pilots' Height
- Neve Tzahal (נוה צה"ל), Oasis of the IDF
- Kfar Shalem (כפר שלם), Peaceful Village
- HaArgazim (הארגזים), The Crates
- Shkhunat HaTikva (שכונת התקווה), The Hope Quarter
- Neve Barbur (נווה בארבור), Swan Oasis / Swan's Abode
- Ezra (עזרא) Ezra (the Scribe)
References
edit- ^ "עדכון תכנית המתאר תא/5500" [City Plan Update TA/5500] (PDF) (in Hebrew). City of Tel Aviv-Yafo. July 2022. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
- ^ Wellsprings of memory
- ^ Tel Aviv's forgotten neighborhood
- ^ "Sabil Abu Nabbut". www.archnet.org. Archived from the original on 2007-12-24.