Gush Dan

Gush Dan (Hebrew: גּוּשׁ דָּן, Standard Hebrew Guš Dan) is the name of the Tel Aviv metropolitan area including areas from both the Tel Aviv District and the Central District of Israel on the Mediterranean coast.

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Hebrew - Standard Hebrew - Tel Aviv - Metropolitan area - Tel Aviv District - Central District of Israel - Mediterranean

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It is the largest metropolitan area in Israel, with a population of approximately 1.75 million. The area includes Tel-Aviv-Jaffa, Holon, Ramat Gan, Givatayim, Petach Tikva, Bnei-Brak, Bat Yam, Herzliya, Ramle, Lod and Rishon Lezion.

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Israel - Tel-Aviv - Jaffa - Holon - Ramat Gan - Givatayim - Petach Tikva - Bnei-Brak - Bat Yam - Herzliya - Ramle - Lod - Rishon Lezion

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Gush Dan also has its own bus line, the Dan Bus Cooperative, which is the equivalent of Egged, Israel's biggest bus line in the area.

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Dan Bus Cooperative - Egged

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The name Gush Dan means "Dan Block", and is so named because the area was the territory of the tribe of Dan in the ancient Kingdom of Israel.

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Tribe of Dan - Kingdom of Israel

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