Shoham

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Shoham (Hebrew שוהם = onyx ) is a town in Israel. She counted 18,000 inhabitants in 2005. The city is located in the central district on hills on the border between the Plain of Sharon, and the hills of Samaria, 5 km east of the Ben- Gurion airport.

The city was founded in 1993 as a suburb of Tel Aviv and its construction is still underway. Because of the very high quality of life due to good planning, the new town attracted a socio-culturally high- population. In the Israeli city comparison the city from cuts among the top ten.

Some archaeological sites were discovered within the city limits. These were integrated into public gardens.