Rehovot
Rehovot (Hebrew: רְחוֹבוֹת) is a city in the Central District of Israel, about 20 kilometers (12 miles) south of Tel Aviv.
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רחובות | |
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| Hebrew transcription(s) | |
| • ISO 259 | Rḥovot |
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| Coordinates: 31°53′53″N 34°48′29″E / 31.89806°N 34.80806°ECoordinates: 31°53′53″N 34°48′29″E / 31.89806°N 34.80806°E | |
| Country |  Israel |
| District | Central |
| Founded | 1890 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Rahamim Malul |
| Area | |
| • Total | 23.041 km2 (8.896 sq mi) |
| Population (2017)[1] | |
| • Total | 138,379 |
| Name meaning | Broad Places[2] |
| Website | www.rehovot.muni.il |
Rehovot Media
Yaakov Street, Rehovot in 1893
Menucha & Nahala, the Warsaw committee that founded the city, Eliezer Kaplan on left in 1892
Main street of Rehovot in 1933
The Department of Agriculture of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Rehovot in 2008
Central synagogue, Rehovot
Aerial view of Kaplan Medical Center in Rehovot
בריכת החורף של רחובות בשיאה מהאוויר, צולם בדצמבר 2018
MK Tzipi Hotovely
Weintraub WMQ15 (10)
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References
- ↑ "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
- ↑ From Genesis 26:22. Word stems from raḥav (רחב), meaning broad.
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