Holon
Holon is a city near Tel Aviv and Jaffa, east of Bat Yam and north of Rishon Lezion.
In the 1920s, on a sandy area south of Jaffa, which was bought by Jews, five settlements were created. In 1937 they merged together, and the new settlement was named Holon.
The name "Holon" is mentioned in Tanakh. It comes from the word "hol", meaning "sand" in Hebrew.
Holon received the status of the city in 1950.
In Holon there is a large industrial zone and Holon Institute of Technology.
A significant part of the city's population consists of immigrants from the CIS countries.
In the city there is a large water park "Yamit-2000".
In Holon, the Wolfson Hospital is located.
Municipality:
Weizmann 58
Tel. 03-5027222
The National Insurance Institute of Israel ("Bituah Leumi"):
Pinhas Lavon 26
Tel. *6050, 12226050
Israeli Employment Service ("Lishkat Taasuka"):
Sderot Yerushalayim 164
Tel. 03-6509100
The Ministry of Interior ("Misrad ha-Pnim"):
Sderot Yerushalayim 164
Tel. 03-6507300
Israel Tax Authority:
"Mas Ahnasa":
Sderot Yerushalayim 162
Tel. 03-6505777, 03-6505887, Fax. 03-6505790
Israel Ministry of Construction and Housing:
Tel. 03-763277, 03-7632823
Edith Wolfson Medical Center
Tel. 03-5028211, 03-5028446
City streets and attractions near the city:
Tel Aviv. Neve TzedekTel Aviv. Neve TzedekJaffaBeauty of Old Jaffa Holon | The distance
(in straight line):
| to Jerusalem - | 47 km | | to Tel Aviv - | 7 km | | to Haifa - | 91 km | | to Beer Sheva - | 84 km |
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