Ramat Gan is a city in Israel's Tel Aviv District, east of Tel Aviv within the Gush Dan metropolitan area. Founded in 1921 as an agricultural settlement, it has grown into a major economic center with a population of 172,242 in 2024. The city is home to one of the largest diamond exchanges in the world, to Sheba Medical Center, one of the leading hospitals in Israel, and to numerous technology companies. Its economy shifted from farming to commerce and industry over the decades, and an influx of Iraqi Jewish immigrants in the 1950s earned it the nickname Little Baghdad. Ramat Gan today serves as a regional hub for finance, healthcare and technology.
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1. Ramat Gan (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)Quote, P1082 (population)
population 156,277 (2018)
2. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 32.25, 34.75Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 32.25, 34.75
32.25 34.75 Csa
3. GeoNames: Ramat Gan - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 293788, place matched by name within the country (only place of that name in the country)Quote, cities500 record 293788, place matched by name within the country (only place of that name in the country)
32.08227 34.81065 P PPL IL 05 170822 57 Asia/Jerusalem
Ramat Gan (Wikipedia)
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Ramat Gan (Hebrew: רָמַת גַּן, lit. 'Height of Garden', pronounced [raˈmat ˈɡan] ) is a city in the Tel Aviv District of Israel, located east of the municipality of Tel Aviv, and is part of the Gush Dan metropolitan area.
- In Group: Cities of Western Asia (World), Wikipedia lead / Wikidata P17, confirms city and country
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