Rishon LeZion

Local nameראשון לציון
Location

Rishon LeZion is a city in Israel, located along the central Israeli coastal plain eight kilometres south of Tel Aviv. It is part of the Gush Dan metropolitan area.

Founded in 1882 by Jewish immigrants from the Russian Empire who were part of the First Aliyah, it was the first Zionist settlement founded in the Land of Israel by the New Yishuv and the second Jewish farm settlement established in Ottoman Syria in the 19th century, after Petah Tikva. As of 2017, it was the fourth-largest city in Israel, with a population of 257,128.The city is a member of Forum 15, which is an association of fiscally autonomous cities in Israel that do not depend on national balancing or development grants.

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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rishon_LeZion

Official Website https://www.rishonlezion.muni.il/

Coordinates 31°57'48.856" N 34°48'36.413" E

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