Petah Tikva
Petah Tikva is a city in the Sharon Valley, near Bnei Brak and Ramat Gan and not far from Rosh HaAyin. Its name translates as "Gate of Hope" and is taken from the book of the prophet Hoshea.
The city was founded in 1878 by religious Jews from Jerusalem who bought a wetland site, which later became known as "Em ha-Moshavot" - "Mother of Settlements."
In the 30s Petah Tikva housed the headquarters of the Haganah.
In 1939, Petah Tikva was given the status of a city. It began to develop industry, there were enterprises for processing agricultural products.
In the 1940s, the settlements of Kfar Ganim, Kfar Avraham, Mahaneh Yehuda and Ein Ganim joined the city.
In Petah Tikva there is one of the largest hospitals in the country - Beilinson.
Municipality:
Ha-Aliya ha-Shniya
Tel. 03-9052850
The National Insurance Institute of Israel ("Bituah Leumi"):
Rothschild 72
Tel. *6050, 12226050
Israeli Employment Service ("Lishkat Taasuka"):
Histadrut 28
Tel. 03-9128800
The Ministry of Interior ("Misrad ha-Pnim"):
Mohilever 6
Tel. 03-9123200, 03-9123210
Israel Tax Authority:
Histadrut 26
"Mas Ahnasa":
Tel. 03-9399444, 03-9399401, Fax. 03-9312228
"MAAM":
Tel. 03-9394242, 03-9394215, Fax. 03-9348608, 03-9346476
Israel Ministry of Construction and Housing:
Tel. 03-763277, 03-7632823
Beilinson Medical Center
Tel. 03-9377377, 9376222
Schneider Children's Medical Center
Tel. 03-9253210
ha-Sharon Medical Center
Tel. 03-9372372, 03-9372339
City streets and attractions near the city:
Tel Aviv. Neve TzedekTel Aviv. Neve TzedekJaffaBeauty of Old Jaffa Petah Tikva | The distance
(in straight line):
| to Jerusalem - | 44 km | | to Tel Aviv - | 10 km | | to Haifa - | 82 km | | to Beer Sheva - | 92 km |
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