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In 1878, settlers from Israel founded a small agricultural village, which was named Em HaMoshavot, which can literally be translated as “mother of villages.” Gradually the settlement grew and acquired an increasingly respectable status; the first machine-building plants and factories appeared. In 1937, the settlement received city status and became known as Petah Tikva.

As in any old city, there are a lot of remarkable places and historical monuments, which attract travelers from other countries. One of the famous iconic places is the Tel Mulabis mound. Archaeological excavations are still ongoing here, and many artifacts from the time of the first settlements have been discovered (the Romans lived here in prehistoric times).

The oldest architectural building that has survived to this day is the Antipatris Castle, which was built in the 13th century. The castle has witnessed many historical events and wars. Once upon a time, Alexander the Great fought in this area with the Persians, and before that, important trade routes passed here. Copyright www.site

One of the remarkable buildings is located in the very center of the city. We are talking about the Baron's Arch, which was built in honor of the outstanding figure Baron Edmond de Rothschild. He provided great support to the city during its formation; streets and squares were named after Rothschild.

Another interesting place for tourists will be the main market of the city. Traders from all nearby towns and settlements come here; you can walk through the shopping arcades for hours; the variety of goods here is simply amazing. After visiting all the historical monuments and shops, you can go on an excursion to the satellite town of Rosh HaAyin; there are also many interesting places and excursion routes.

The most visited cultural institution in the city remains the art museum; its walls display more than 3,000 works by outstanding masters. In this museum you can see works by both famous Israeli artists and foreign ones; many of the paintings presented here are over 200 years old. The museum often hosts temporary exhibitions dedicated to the work of young painters.

Area - 38 sq. km, population - 211.8 thousand people (2010). Petah Tikva is included in the inner ring of the agglomeration.

Petah Tikva was founded in 1878 as an agricultural settlement by a group of religious Jews from Jerusalem.

Their initial attempt to establish a similar settlement nearby failed due to obstacles put in place by the Turkish authorities. Then they bought from a Greek owner a plot of 340 hectares at the source of the river, in a marshy area, near the Arab village of Mulabbis, thus laying the foundation for the first Jewish agricultural settlement in modern times. Later they began to figuratively call it “Em ha-Moshavot”, (Hebrew אם המושבות‎) - “mother moshavot - the word “moshavot” (as opposed to “”) was the name of the first Zionist settlements, some of which later became large cities.

The founders of Petah Tikva, among whom were I. Salomon, I. Stampfer, I. Raab and D. Gutman, managed to attract new settlers, but difficulties soon began, a malaria epidemic broke out, and the first harvest was poor.

In 1882, when Petah Tikva had 10 houses and 66 inhabitants, malaria forced the settlers to move to the village of Yahudia (now Yehud), although they continued to cultivate their lands. In 1883, members laid out a settlement on a site somewhat further from the shore of the Yarkon. They were joined by members from Bialystok.

The new settlers faced the same difficulties as the previous ones - lack of agricultural experience, malaria, hostility from the Turkish administration, attacks from Arab neighbors. Thanks to the baron's help, the swamps were drained.

Management of the moshava passed from the local council to the baron's administration. Over time, tensions arose between the residents and the administration; in 1900 Rothschild transferred the settlement to the Jewish Colonization Society. Arab attacks forced the settlers to create a self-defense unit (the first in the country), headed by A. Shapira.

In 1891, Petah Tikva had 464 residents, and in 1900 - 818. The moshava became the center of formation of the Israeli labor movement; here in 1905 the foundations of the future parties Ha-Poel ha-tzair (Hebrew: הפועל הצעיר‎) and Ahdut ha-Avoda (Tnua le-Ahdut ha-'Avoda) were laid.

After World War I, many new immigrants settled in the moshav. In May 1921, residents of Petah Tikva repelled an attack by an Arab gang, but four of them were killed. In the 1930s the headquarters was located here.

In 1938, Petah Tikva already had 20 thousand inhabitants, and in 1939 Petah Tikva received city status. At the same time, the rapid development of industry began, primarily enterprises for processing agricultural products.

At this time, the city grew rapidly, several neighboring settlements merged into it (Mahane Yehuda, Ein Gannim, Kfar Gannim, Kfar Avraham and others).

After 1948, the city's growth accelerated even more. New enterprises were created - metalworking, chemical, textile, food and others).

In the 1990s, several tens of thousands of repatriates from the countries of the former Soviet Union joined the ranks of the residents of Petah Tikva.

New enterprises were created (metalworking, chemical, textile, food and others).

Petah Tikva has two large industrial zones, which are home to many large enterprises, including large high-tech enterprises.

From Petah Tikva it is convenient to get to Tel Aviv.

Video: Gymnastic exercises in Petah Tikva

Sale and rental of residential and commercial real estate in Petah Tikva

Petah Tikva (Hebrew: פֶּתַח תִּקְוָה‎), a city in the Sharon Valley, about 10 km east of Tel Aviv.

Area - 38 sq. km, population - 182,800 people (beginning of 2003)

The name of the settlement - "gate of hope" translated from Hebrew - is taken from the book of the prophet Hoshea (Hosea) (2:17).

Founded in 1878 as an agricultural settlement by a group of religious Jews from Jerusalem. Their initial attempt to establish a similar settlement near Jericho failed due to obstacles imposed by the Turkish authorities. Then they bought from a Greek owner a plot of 340 hectares at the source of the Yarkon River, in a marshy area, near the Arab village of Mulabbis, thus laying the foundation for the first Jewish agricultural settlement in modern times. Later they began to figuratively call him “Em ha-Moshavot”, Hebrew. אם המושבות‎ - “mother moshavot” - the word “moshava” (as opposed to “moshav”) was the name given to the first Zionist settlements, some of which later became large cities.

The founders of Petah Tikva, among whom were I. Salomon, I. Stampfer, I. Raab and D. Gutman (1827-94), managed to attract new settlers, but difficulties soon began, a malaria epidemic broke out, and the first harvest was poor.

In 1882, when Petah Tikva had 10 houses and 66 inhabitants, malaria forced the settlers to move to the village of Yahudia (now Yehud), although they continued to cultivate their lands.

In 1883, members of the Bilu movement founded a settlement on a site somewhat further from the shore of the Yarkon. They were joined by members of Hovevei Zion from Bialystok.

The new settlers faced the same difficulties as the previous ones - lack of agricultural experience, malaria, hostility from the Turkish administration, attacks from Arab neighbors. Thanks to the help of Baron E. de Rothschild, the swamps were drained. Management of the moshava passed from the local council to the baron's administration. Over time, tensions arose between the residents and the administration; in 1900 Rothschild transferred the settlement to the Jewish Colonization Society. Arab attacks forced the settlers to create a self-defense unit (the first in the country), headed by A. Shapira.

In 1891, Petah Tikva had 464 residents, and in 1900 - 818. The moshava became the center for the formation of the Israeli labor movement; here in 1905 the foundations of the future parties Ha-Po'el ha-tsa'ir (Hebrew: הפועל הצעיר‎) and Ahdut ha-'avodah (Tnua le-ahdut ha-'avodah) were laid.

After World War I, many new immigrants settled in the moshav. In May 1921, residents of Petah Tikva repelled an attack by an Arab gang, but four of them were killed.

In the 1930s This was the headquarters of the Haganah. In 1930, 8.8 thousand people lived in Petah Tikva, and in 1938 - 20 thousand; in 1939 Petah Tikva received city status. At the same time, the rapid development of industry began, primarily enterprises for processing agricultural products.

At this time, the city grew rapidly, several neighboring settlements merged into it (Mahane Yehuda, Ein Gannim, Kfar Gannim, Kfar Avraham and others).

After 1948, the growth of the city accelerated even more (45 thousand inhabitants in 1953, 54 thousand in 1961, 83.2 thousand in 1970), new enterprises were created (metalworking, chemical, textile, food and other).

The city has a medical center named after. Rabin (Belinson) is one of the largest in the country. There is a memorial center "Yad Lebanim", dedicated to the memory of all those who fell in defense of the State of Israel. The current mayor of Petah Tikva is Yitzhak Ohayon.

In Petah Tikva, 684 apartments were sold in the first half of 2008, compared to 545 units in the same period in 2007.

Organization	Address	Telephone
City Hall ("iriya")	st. Ha-Aliyah Ha-Shniyya	03-9052850
National Insurance Service (Bituach Leumi)	st. Rothschild 72	*6050 or 12226050
Employment Bureau ("lishqat taasuka")	st. Histadrut 28	03-9128800
Ministry of the Interior (Misrad Hapnim)	st. Moliver 6	03-9123200, 03-9123210
Tax Office	st. Histadrut 26 mas akhnasa:	03-9399444, 03-9399401, fax 03-9312228
	ma"am:	03-9394242, 03-9394215, fax 03-9348608, 03-9346476
Ministry of Construction, apartment rental assistance department		03-763277, 03-7632823
Beilinson Hospital		03-9377377, 9376222
Schneider Hospital (children's)		03-9253210
Sharon Hospital		03-9372372, 03-9372339

Good day to all! I invite you to take a walk with me to the glorious city in which I live...

I currently live in the Israeli city of Petah Tikva. It is the sixth largest city in Israel and is located 10 km from Tel Aviv. As a rule, you will not find it on tourist routes. Tourists already have a large selection of places in the Holy Land that simply must be visited. But if you get to Petah Tikva, you will not regret it...

Well? Ready to take a walk? This will not be an excursion in the full sense, we will not go to museums, theaters and parks, of which there are many in the city, we will simply walk along one of the routes familiar to me and my son.

1. I leave the house on the street)) I live on Wolfson, almost in the center. It's half past six. The sun is not visible due to dust. We had a sandstorm during the day, the dust had not yet settled completely...

2. I cross the road and head along Wolfson Street. On the right is a kiosk - I’m showing it to you specifically because at first it killed me that Israelis buy water, chips and beer at the kiosk. I’m somehow used to going to kiosks for the latest press, but this is country specific. In general, if we talk about language, this is a separate topic. Russian Israelis speak Russian terribly. Even in Germany I have not heard such a mix, but as they say, all Jews are sure that air conditioning is called mazgan in all languages, and blinds are called tris)))

3. I reach the central street of Haim Ozer. The entire street is decorated with flags; April 15 is Independence Day. By the way, the date is not fixed, or rather it is fixed according to the Jewish calendar, the Jewish calendar does not coincide with ours. So every year all the holidays come at an unexpected time)) In the photo in the distance is Don Quixote on a motorcycle. What does it mean - no idea) I don’t understand many things here)

4. I’m walking straight, my Wolfson has already flowed into Histadrud Street. On the left is my favorite store - Superpharm - all the cosmetics are there)) But I'm walking past))

5. Why I love Israel, that there is always something blooming here. In spring it is, of course, just a riot of flowers... The large flowers on the trees are especially impressive.

6. We reached Rothstilda Street. Boron Rothschild was one of the founders of the city. I took a photo of the intersection for you not because there is a McDonald’s sign in the background. Pay attention to the tree that looks like a Christmas tree - this is an araucaria, the only conifer that I noticed here.

7. We turned left and reached a strange monument - an apple - overlooking Haavei Lezion Street. Let's go straight ahead.

8. This is what never ceases to amaze me here in the country - these are citrus trees growing just like that, next to a palm tree, clinging to the house...

9. We reached the Arch of Baron Rothschild, which marks the gate of the city. Petah Tikva is translated from Hebrew as “gate of hope.” The arch was originally the entrance to the city, now it is almost in the center, and the city has grown to 200 thousand inhabitants.

10. From the arch we turned right again and found ourselves at a local landmark - the market, or as they call it SHUK here. This wonderful bazaar is an excellent example of oriental markets with barkers and a riot of goods. They say that only the Jerusalem one is better than it, but I won’t say so. The barkers at the shuk shout so loudly that people who don’t know the language think that a fight is about to break out, but in fact they are shouting the product and the price. Funny...

11. Oriental spices, nuts and dried fruits are just something. But, alas, I practically don’t take them. Say what you will, but it confuses me that they are being sold, standing open along a dusty road, and from a shop that resembles a Soviet garage.

12. We reached the main square of Petah Tikva - the Square of the Founders of the City. A fountain proudly splashes in the center, behind which we see memorials to the founders of the city - I. Salomon, I. Stampfer, I. Raab and D. Gutman

To the right is a dancing orchestra, behind it are tangerine trees. It’s not for nothing that tangerines are depicted on the coat of arms - they are everywhere here..

To the left is a monument reminiscent of the agricultural past.

Closer to the intersection is a monument of modern art, apparently with a very deep meaning, and a musician playing the saxophone, who by chance fell into the frame.

This is a playground with exercise equipment, right on the sidewalk... anyone can come at any time and work out... It’s cool!

14. We return back to Haym Lakes, which we crossed at the beginning of our walk. On the left is a vegetable kiosk... Just now I’m thinking, isn’t it because of the illumination that their vegetables and fruits are twice as expensive as at the market?!

15. Let's move on. And what do we see? London telephone box. Welcome to London! Petah Tikva is the only city in Israel in which 10 London telephone booths were installed about 5 years ago. In my opinion they fit perfectly.

By the way, I want to draw your attention. Israel is a green country, although it is located in the desert. The trees here simply emerge from the sidewalk and bear fruit. An inexperienced eye asks: “How???”, an experienced one points to the roots: each tree has a pipe that waters it evenly, this is its own complex plumbing system.

16. We reached the square near the city hall. It proudly displays a ball and plastic bottles, as a symbol of respect for nature and the Pied Piper. And no one here knows the rat catcher of Hamelin. At first I thought that maybe these are twin cities, but no... In general, it still remains a mystery)

17. Turning left, we found ourselves at the main entrance to the municipal building. In front of the porch there is a fountain with 4 women - the Monument to the Four Mothers. Above the entrance is the inscription “Municipality of Petah Tikva” with a coat of arms and logo. I once observed a strike here. Here in the country they like to go on strike and they say that, as a rule, they manage to defend their rights.

18. So we returned to the house. My house is across the street. In the foreground is a bin for plastic bottles - we save nature. The houses here are also interesting, there are one and a half floors, as a rule, there are no entrances that we are used to, and there are trimmed bushes all around...

This is how we ended up with a two-hour walk. Hope you enjoyed it! And you will be in Israel, welcome to Petah Tikva!

Despite the fact that the city called Petah Tikva is only a 15-minute drive from the Mediterranean beach, it is not a resort. Tourists come here with the goal not to swim in the sea, but to improve their health in one of the largest hospitals in Israel, look at the sights and enjoy a vacation in nearby Tel Aviv (20-30 minutes by city bus), while saving a significant amount on rental housing .

Petah Tikva is located in the Gush Dan agglomeration in the Sharon Valley. Its population today is just over 200 thousand. Human. It is the 6th largest city in Israel with a typical warm Mediterranean climate and periodic sandstorms.

The first settlement on the site of Petah Tikva dates back to 1878, when a group of religious Jews bought the local 340 hectares from the Greek owner and settled here in the hope of developing agriculture. But this area was very swampy, which caused two big problems for the settlers - malaria and the problem of draining the swamps for land. For a long time, life did not improve, but thanks to the active participation of the benefactor - the French Baron E. de Rothschild, it was possible to dry up the swamps, attract new settlers and develop infrastructure. Later, one of the main streets and many other objects in the settlement were named after the baron. Already in 1939, Petah Tikva received the status of a city, the name of which was translated from Hebrew as “Gate of Hope” and was taken from the book of the prophet Hoshea.

Petah Tikva has many interesting sites from a tourist point of view. Yitzhak Rabin Medical Center is one of them. It united several hospitals, including Beilison and the Schneider Children's Hospital. More than 1 million people come here every year. residents of Israel and other countries of the world to receive qualified medical care. The hospital performs complex organ transplant operations.

One of the streets of the city - Jabotinsky - is included in the Guinness Book of Records as a continuous street that unites 4 cities at once - Tel Aviv, Ramat Gann, Bnei Brak with Petah Tikva. The famous creation of the famous architect Sebastian Calatrava is thrown across it - a string bridge. It is shaped like an English letter Y . Its design uses 31 steel strings. The bridge is a recognizable calling card of the city.

The historical sights of the city are represented primarily by the Tel Mulabis hill. As excavations carried out here showed, it was a mound, the artifacts found there told about the Roman era in these lands. A Roman mausoleum, the remains of a theater and the main street were found in the Antipatris fortress, where excavations are still ongoing. It is located just 3 km from the city.

Tourists vacationing in Petah Tikva will also be attracted by the local Israel Museum of Contemporary Art. It contains a collection of 3 thousand. works by artists, some of which date back to the 20s of the last century.

In 1996, a zoo was opened in the city, covering an area of ​​12 acres. The enclosures in it are designed in such a way that you can clearly see the local animals and birds at close range. The zoo has a zoological museum and a terrarium.

SHUK is what the locals call their market. They say that it is second only to the Jerusalem market, such a wide variety of goods is presented here: national Jewish clothing, souvenirs, inexpensive food, and all kinds of oriental seasonings.