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With the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948, Jerusalem became once more the capital of a sovereign Jewish state. Throughout the millennia of its existence, Jerusalem has never been the capital of any other sovereign nation.
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Tel Aviv was given “township” status within the Jaffa Municipality in 1921, and became independent from Jaffa in 1934….Tel Aviv.
Tel Aviv-Yafo תל־אביב-יפו (Hebrew) تل أبيب – يافا (Arabic) | |
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State Party | Israel |
Region | Israel |
The capital city of Israel is not straightforward as it might be thought. The country has named Jerusalem as its capital, however, this city is not officially recognized as the capital of Israel, and there have been conflicts regarding the capital of this state.
Israel has 16 cities with populations over 100,000, including Jerusalem and Tel Aviv-Yafo. In all, there are 77 Israeli localities granted “municipalities” (or “city”) status by the Ministry of the Interior, including four Israeli settlements in the West Bank.
Two more cities are planned: Kasif, a planned city to be built in the Negev, and Harish, originally a small town currently being built into a large city. The area and population of Jerusalem includes that of East Jerusalem which has been de facto annexed by Israel and incorporated within Jerusalem’s municipal borders under the Jerusalem Law.
If East Jerusalem is considered part of Israel, Tel Aviv is the country’s second most populous city with 452,000 residents after Jerusalem with 919,000; if not, Tel Aviv is the most populous city before West Jerusalem with around 350,000.