Herzliyya

Herzliyya (הרצליה; also spelled Herzliyyah or Herzlia or Herzliya) is a city in Israel, on the central coastal strip in the south of the Sharon region, just north of Tel-Aviv (about 15 minutes drive), and part of the Tel-Aviv metropolitan area in the Tel-Aviv District. Western Herzliyyah, also called Herzliyyah-Pitu'ah is located on the Mediterranean coast and contains a stretch of popular beachfront hotels, High-Tech business area, busy restaurants and an exclusive residential area housing the residence of the United States ambassador and many of Israel's cream-of-the-crop.

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Israel - Sharon - Tel-Aviv - Tel-Aviv District - Mediterranean - United States - Ambassador

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The city of Herzliyyah is named after Theodor Herzl, the father of modern Zionism. Herzliyyah was founded in 1924 by seven pioneering families and today its population numbers 100,000. The city's flag describes seven stars (following Herzl's idea of the seven-hour working day), a small boat, two packs of wheat and a boat's steering wheel.

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Theodor Herzl - 1924

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Herzliyyah has a small airport (code: LLHZ), two shopping centers, a yacht marina, three movie theaters, a sports center, professional basketball and soccer teams and three high schools.

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