Petah Tikva Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
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About Petah Tikva
Founded in 1878, Petah Tikva means "opening of hope", and was one of modern Israel's first agricultural settlements at the beginning of the Zionist movement. The early settlers drained the swamps in the area and planted orange groves in their place. For decades, it was a major exporter of Jaffa oranges. The orange groves have been mostly replaced by apartment buildings and industry, as the city grew into Israel's fifth largest city, and its second largest industrial concentration afterHaifa. For those into early Zionist history, a number of the old buildings have been preserved, though they can be hard to find, and the signs describing them are only in Hebrew. Young single Israelis commonly make fun of it, saying it's a place nobody would ever want to live. However, when those same people
Top Attractions in Petah Tikva
Explore the best things to see and do in Petah Tikva:
- ★Baptist village
- ★Museum of Man and the Environment
- ★Petah Tikva City Market
- ★Petah Tikva city zoo
- ★Petah Tikva Museum of Art
- ★Tel Afek (Antipatris) Park
- ★Yad LeBanim Park
Petah Tikva Travel Guide Sections
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