Ra'anana, Israel
רַעֲנָנָּה | |
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| Hebrew transcription(s) | |
| • ISO 259 | Raʿanana |
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 Coat of arms of Ra'anana | |
  Ra'anana, Israel  Ra'anana, Israel | |
| Coordinates: 32°11′N 34°52′E / 32.183°N 34.867°E | |
| Country |  Israel |
| District | Central |
| Founded | April 2, 1922 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Chaim Broyde |
| Population (2022)[1] | |
• Total | 100,000 |
| Ethnicity | |
| • Jews and others | 99.9% |
| • Arabs | 0.1% |
Ra'anana (Hebrew: רַעֲנָנָּה, lit. "Fresh") is an affluent city in the southern Sharon Plain of the Central District of Israel. It was founded in 1922 as an American-Jewish settlement, c.1 km south of the village of Tabsur, where an important World War I battle had taken place four years previously.[2][3]
Bordered by Kfar Saba and Hod HaSharon on the east and Herzliya on the southwest, it had a population of 80,260 in 2022.[1] While the majority of its residents are Israeli-born Jews, a large part of the population consists of Jewish immigrants from the Americas, Europe and South Africa.
Ra'anana's industrial park is home to global and local start-up companies. It was designated a "Green City" by the World Health Organization in 2005.[4]
- ^ a b c "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- ^ Joseph B. Glass (February 5, 2018). From New Zion to Old Zion: American Jewish Immigration and Settlement in Palestine, 1917–1939. Wayne State University Press. pp. 198–. ISBN 978-0-8143-4422-4.
- ^ "S Jaishankar Unveils Plaque In Memory Of Indian Soldiers In Israel". NDTV.com. June 21, 2022. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
- ^ Sinai, Ruth (September 29, 2005). "Ra'anana receives WHO safety award". Haaretz. Retrieved March 12, 2013.