Bat Yam

Bat Yam, Bat Yam also (Hebrew: בת ים, " daughter of the sea ", Arabic بات يام ), is a city in Israel in southern Tel Aviv area in the Mediterranean.

History

The settlement, from which developed Bat Yam, was founded in 1926 by settlers south of Jaffa from Tel Aviv. The present name was given to the city in 1937, before he was called Bayit Vagan ( "House and Garden "). Until the Israeli state was founded in 1948, Bat Yam developed - as the neighboring Cholon - slowly, because it was away from the Jewish settlement areas and was therefore more exposed to Arab attacks. In 1958, Bat Yam was awarded the status of a municipality.

Meanwhile, Bat Yam has become one of the largest settlements in the Tel Aviv area. The place is known, inter alia, because of its beautiful sandy beaches. Along the sea promenade and many hotels have been built. The city is part of the Gush Dan metropolitan area.

Population

The Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics indicates at the censuses of November 8, 1948 May 22, 1961, May 19, 1972 June 4, 1983, November 4, 1995 and December 28, 2008, the following population figures for Bat Yam:

Mayor

  • Since 2003 Shlomo Lahiani, Avodah
  • 1993-2003 Yehoshua Saguy, Likud
  • 1983-1993 Ehud Kanmon
  • 1978-1983 Menachem Rothschild
  • 1977-1978 David Mesika
  • 1973-1977 Yitzhak Walker
  • 1963-1973 Menachem Rothschild
  • 1958-1963 David Ben Ari

Chairman of the local government:

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Miri Ben- Ari ( b. 1978 ), violinist
  • Shay Abutbul (* 1983), football player
  • Gal Shish (* 1989), football player

Twinning

Pictures

The southern beach

The beach of Bat Yam

Monument to the Palestine War of 1947

The building of the city administration

The Sports Stadium

Districts of Israel Tel Aviv District Tel Aviv Metropolitan Area Local council (Israel) Miri Ben-Ari
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