May 19, 2013
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Tel Aviv is the second most populous city in Israel, after Jerusalem, with a population of 410,000 and a land area of 52 km². The city is located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline in central-west Israel. It is the largest and most populous city in the Tel Aviv Metropolitan Area, home to 3,405,000 residents. The city is governed by the Tel Aviv-Yafo municipality, headed by Ron Huldai. Residents of Tel Aviv are referred to as Tel Avivim. As the United Nations and most countries do not recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, Tel Aviv is home to most foreign embassies.
Tel Aviv was founded by the Jewish community on the outskirts of the ancient port city of Jaffa in 1909. Jewish immigration meant that the growth of Tel Aviv soon outpaced Jaffa, which had a majority Palestinians population at the time. Tel Aviv and Jaffa were merged into a single municipality in 1950, two years after the establishment of the State of Israel. Tel Aviv's White City, designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2003, comprises the world's largest concentration of Bauhaus buildings.
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![Israel pounds Gaza as Arabs rally in solidarity with Palestinian people [BBC Arabic, UK]](/images/image_cache/base-14248000/14248534/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=0c589af46f514e9966246d2c0f3b32d4)
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![US presidential candidate Romney hits the campaign trail in Israel [Al-Alam, Iran]](/images/image_cache/base-7986000/7986402/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=e43fd9987aec905554723e204c8e100e)
