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Netanya was named in honor of Nathan Straus, who was a co-owner of Macy's department store.

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Netanya

Israel

Country
Israel
Population
223.0K
Coordinates
32.32, 34.85
775th most populous city in the world

Netanya, or Natanya, is a city in the Central District of Israel, and is the capital of the surrounding Sharon plain. It is 30 kilometres (20 mi) north of Tel Aviv, and 56 km (35 mi) south of Haifa, between the Poleg stream and the Wingate Institute in the south and the Avihayil stream in the north.

From the “History” section

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Netanya is home to the world's largest population of iris atropurpurea.

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Netanya

Israel

Country
Israel
Population
223.0K
Coordinates
32.32, 34.85
775th most populous city in the world

Netanya, or Natanya, is a city in the Central District of Israel, and is the capital of the surrounding Sharon plain. It is 30 kilometres (20 mi) north of Tel Aviv, and 56 km (35 mi) south of Haifa, between the Poleg stream and the Wingate Institute in the south and the Avihayil stream in the north.

From the “Geography” section

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In 2001, 99.9% of Netanya's population were Jewish and other non-Arabs.

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Netanya

Israel

Country
Israel
Population
223.0K
Coordinates
32.32, 34.85
775th most populous city in the world

Netanya, or Natanya, is a city in the Central District of Israel, and is the capital of the surrounding Sharon plain. It is 30 kilometres (20 mi) north of Tel Aviv, and 56 km (35 mi) south of Haifa, between the Poleg stream and the Wingate Institute in the south and the Avihayil stream in the north.

From the “Demographics” section

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Photo: משה200 · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Kiryat Eliezer was established in 1950 to support the surrounding orchards.

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Netanya

Israel

Country
Israel
Population
223.0K
Coordinates
32.32, 34.85
775th most populous city in the world

Netanya, or Natanya, is a city in the Central District of Israel, and is the capital of the surrounding Sharon plain. It is 30 kilometres (20 mi) north of Tel Aviv, and 56 km (35 mi) south of Haifa, between the Poleg stream and the Wingate Institute in the south and the Avihayil stream in the north.

From the “Neighborhoods” section

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Netanya hosted the World Lacrosse Championship tournament in 2018, making Israel the first country to host it where English is not the primary spoken language.

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Netanya

Israel

Country
Israel
Population
223.0K
Coordinates
32.32, 34.85
775th most populous city in the world

Netanya, or Natanya, is a city in the Central District of Israel, and is the capital of the surrounding Sharon plain. It is 30 kilometres (20 mi) north of Tel Aviv, and 56 km (35 mi) south of Haifa, between the Poleg stream and the Wingate Institute in the south and the Avihayil stream in the north.

From the “Sports” section

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Photo: משה200 · CC BY-SA 4.0

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