Tel Aviv: facts and figures

Israel's Declaration of Independence took place in Tel Aviv on May 14, 1948, and the town served as Israel's provisional capital throughout the 1948 Arab-Israeli War due to the Arab blockade of Jerusalem, which was proclaimed capital in December 1949.

Because Jerusalem (Israel's capital city) is a city in dispute between Israel and Palestine, most countries maintain their embassies in Tel Aviv.

Tel Aviv has been described by Newsweek as one of the top ten most technologically influential cities in the world and as a "miniature Los Angeles" by The Economist.

The highest point in Tel Aviv (and therefore the coolest) is at the corner of Rothschild Blvd. and Chashmona'im St. It is 45 meters above sea level and 45 meters from where I live (and therefore the coolest..).

February 6, 1950, was the only time in its history that Tel Aviv was covered with snow. As a child this historic event was told to me every winter and I must admit that I am still praying every year for this miracle to reoccur.

The 18th. of May, 1988 was the hottest day in the history of Tel Aviv: 43.5 Celsius degrees were recorded. I hate the heat, so I took refuge in my air-conditioned apartment.


70% of Israeli residents claim that Tel Aviv is the city they wish to live in.... but,


The price of a single apartment in one of the most luxurious apartment buildings (the G Tower) being built in the center of Tel Aviv, is $2.5M. In other words, for 1 sq. meter in such an apartment you'll pay approx. $8,500. And, you'd better hurry up, since 32 out of 37 apartments had already been sold!!!

According to Forbes, 4 out of 7 Israeli billionaires who live in Israel, reside in Tel Aviv (or its suburbs).

In July 2003, UNESCO proclaimed Tel Aviv as a World Cultural Heritage site, naming it "The White City". In Tel Aviv one can find the world's largest grouping of Bauhaus buildings (about 4,000!) which was built beginning in the 1930s until the establishment of the State of Israel (1948).

Tel Aviv is known in Israel as "the city that never sleeps", which means many places (pubs, bars, restaurants and mini markets) are opened around the clock.

Tel Aviv is home to three of Israel's largest museums (the Eretz Israel Museum, the Tel Aviv Museum of Art and Beit Hatefutsoth).

Israel's only Stock Exchange, the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange ("TASE") is naturally located in Tel Aviv.