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Rishon LeZion

Coat of Arms of Rishon LeZion
NameRishon LeZion
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CaptionCoat of Arms of Rishon LeZion
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Pushpin MapIsrael
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MeaningFirst to Zion
Founded1882
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Typefrom1950
StdHebRishon LeTziyon
AltOffSpRishon LeZiyyon
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Population228,200
Popyear2010
Area Dunam58704
MayorDov Tzur

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Rishon LeZion ( , lit. First to Zion), is the fourth-largest city in Israel, located along the central Israeli coastal plain 12 kilometers south of Tel Aviv. It is part of the Gush Dan metropolitan area. The city had a population of 228,200 at the end of 2009. Founded in 1882 by European Jewish immigrants, it was the second Jewish farm colony established in Land of Israel in the 19th century, after Petah Tikva.

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Rothschild's Israel - Jerusalem Post Tweet this news
Jerusalem Post--If you want a taste of the lives of the early pioneers, visit -Rishon Lezion-, Zichron Ya'acov and Mazkeret Batya. ... - Date : Fri, 26 Nov 2010 14:30:28 GMT+00:00
RFID co BOS closes US operations - Globes Tweet this news
Globes---Rishon LeZion--based BOS said its two US subsidiaries - BOS Supply Chain Solutions (Summit) Inc. and its holding company, BOS Supply Chain Solutions (Lynk) ... - Date : Wed, 24 Nov 2010 14:57:39 GMT+00:00
Tax official accused of tipping off Meuhedet suspects - Jerusalem Post Tweet this news
Jerusalem Post--During a remand hearing for the suspect at the -Rishon Lezion- Magistrate's Court, a police representative to court said, “When we [initially] came to arrest ... - Date : Tue, 23 Nov 2010 02:45:06 GMT+00:00
Rishon LeZion to invest in rooftop solar facilities - Globes Tweet this news
Globes--The -Rishon LeZion- Municipality will invest NIS 30 million to install 50 kilowatt photovoltaic power facilities on 30 public buildings in the city. ... - Date : Sun, 21 Nov 2010 15:24:04 GMT+00:00
Assulin move to Man City in doubt - Jewish Chronicle Tweet this news
Jewish Chronicle---...- suffered a major setback on Wednesday evening when he was injured in the warm-up ahead of Israel's Under 21 friendly against Belarus in -Rishon Lezion-. ... - Date : Fri, 19 Nov 2010 14:37:12 GMT+00:00
DirectRooms.com - Duke Bluebeard's Castle to be Staged in Tel Aviv from 16 to ... - ClickPress (press release) Tweet this news
ClickPress (press release)--Directed by Shirit Lee Weiss and conducted by Ilan Volkov, the Israel Symphony Opera's -Rishon LeZion- will bring to life Bartok's monumental score against a ... - Date : Fri, 19 Nov 2010 04:44:10 GMT+00:00
Palmachim desalination plant inaugurates expansion - Globes Tweet this news
Globes--The Via Maris consortium today inaugurated the expansion of the Palmachim desalination plant south of -Rishon Lezion-. The plant was built three years ago ... - Date : Tue, 16 Nov 2010 15:33:46 GMT+00:00
Woman dies 6 days after being stabbed by husband - Jerusalem Post Tweet this news
Jerusalem Post--A 26-year-old woman who was critically injured after being stabbed repeatedly by her intoxicated husband in -Rishon Lezion- last week has ... - Date : Sat, 13 Nov 2010 13:15:33 GMT+00:00
Police: Fraud in Meuhedet case involved millions of shekels - Jerusalem Post Tweet this news
Jerusalem Post--The official, Yehuda Yekutiel Eliash, the fund's Jerusalem district manager, had his remand extended until November 14 at the -Rishon Lezion- Magistrate's ... - Date : Wed, 10 Nov 2010 04:41:03 GMT+00:00
B.O.S. Announces Net Profit in the Third Quarter and in the First Nine Months ... - MarketWatch (press release) Tweet this news
MarketWatch (press release)---RISHON LEZION-, Israel, Nov 9, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- BOS Better Online Solutions Ltd. (the "Company", "BOS") (NASDAQ:BOSC) , a leading Israeli ... - Date : Tue, 09 Nov 2010 14:52:57 GMT+00:00

Bus transport : West Rishon

Center District of Israel

CitiesEl'ad * Hod HaSharon * Kafr Qasim * Kfar Saba * Lod * Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut * Ness Ziona * Netanya * Petah Tikva * Qalansawe * Ra'anana * Ramla * Rehovot * Rishon LeZion * Rosh HaAyin * Tayibe * Tira * Yavne * Yehud-Monosson
Local councilsBe'er Ya'akov * Beit Dagan * Bnei Ayish * Elyakhin * Even Yehuda * Gan Yavne * Ganei Tikva * Gedera * Giv'at Shmuel * Jaljulia * Kafr Bara * Kfar Yona * Kiryat Ekron * Kokhav Ya'ir * Mazkeret Batya * Pardesiya * Savyon * Shoham * Tel Mond * Tzoran-Kadima * Zemer
Regional councilsBrenner * Gan Raveh * Gederot * Gezer * Drom HaSharon * Hefer Valley * Hevel Modi'in * Hevel Yavne * Hof HaSharon * Lev HaSharon * Lod Valley * Nahal Sorek
BoroughsNeve Monosson * Maccabim-Re'ut
See alsoGush Dan * Sharon plain

Israeli cities with a 50,000+ population

500,000+Jerusalem
100,000 � 499,999Tel Aviv * Haifa * Rishon LeZion * Ashdod * Petah Tikva * Beersheba * Netanya * Holon * Bnei Brak * Bat Yam * Ramat Gan * Ashkelon * Rehovot
50,000 � 99,999Herzliya * Kfar Saba * Hadera * Ra'anana * Beit Shemesh * Lod * Nazareth * Ramla * Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut * Nahariya



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