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Gush Dan is a metropolitan area
Metropolitan area

A metropolitan area is a large population center consisting of a large metropolis and its adjacent zone of influence, or of more than one closely adjoining neighboring central city and their zone of influence....
 including areas from both the Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv District

The Tel Aviv District is one of Districts of Israel of Israel with a population of 1.2 million residents. It is 99.0% Jewish and 1.0% Arab . The district's capital is Tel Aviv and the metropolitan area created by the Tel Aviv district and its neighboring cities is named Gush Dan....
 and the Central
Center District (Israel)

The Center District of Israel is one of Districts of Israel, including most of the Sharon plain region. The district capital is Ramla. The district's largest city is Rishon LeZion....
 Districts of Israel
Israel

Israel officially the State of Israel , is a country in the Middle East located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area....
. It is located along the Israeli Mediterranean coastline
Israeli Coastal Plain

The Israeli Coastal Plain is the narrow coastal plain along Israel's Mediterranean Sea coast which houses 70% of the country's population. The plain extends north to south and is divided into a number of areas; the Plain of Zebulun , Hof HaCarmel Regional Council , the Sharon plain , and the Plain of Judea ....
. It constitutes most of the Tel Aviv metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the country, with an estimated population of over 3 million.

History
The name Gush Dan means "Dan Bloc", and is so named because the area was the territory of the tribe of Dan
Tribe of Dan

According to the Hebrew Bible, the Tribe of Dan was one of the twelve Israelites.Following the completion of the conquest of Canaan by the Israelite tribes after about 1200 BCE, Joshua allocated the land among the twelve tribes....
 in the ancient Kingdom of Israel
Kingdom of Israel

The Kingdom of Israel was one of the successor states to the older United Monarchy . It existed roughly from the 930s BC until about the 720s BC....
.






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Gush Dan
Gush Dan is a metropolitan area
Metropolitan area

A metropolitan area is a large population center consisting of a large metropolis and its adjacent zone of influence, or of more than one closely adjoining neighboring central city and their zone of influence....
 including areas from both the Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv District

The Tel Aviv District is one of Districts of Israel of Israel with a population of 1.2 million residents. It is 99.0% Jewish and 1.0% Arab . The district's capital is Tel Aviv and the metropolitan area created by the Tel Aviv district and its neighboring cities is named Gush Dan....
 and the Central
Center District (Israel)

The Center District of Israel is one of Districts of Israel, including most of the Sharon plain region. The district capital is Ramla. The district's largest city is Rishon LeZion....
 Districts of Israel
Israel

Israel officially the State of Israel , is a country in the Middle East located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area....
. It is located along the Israeli Mediterranean coastline
Israeli Coastal Plain

The Israeli Coastal Plain is the narrow coastal plain along Israel's Mediterranean Sea coast which houses 70% of the country's population. The plain extends north to south and is divided into a number of areas; the Plain of Zebulun , Hof HaCarmel Regional Council , the Sharon plain , and the Plain of Judea ....
. It constitutes most of the Tel Aviv metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the country, with an estimated population of over 3 million.

History


The name Gush Dan means "Dan Bloc", and is so named because the area was the territory of the tribe of Dan
Tribe of Dan

According to the Hebrew Bible, the Tribe of Dan was one of the twelve Israelites.Following the completion of the conquest of Canaan by the Israelite tribes after about 1200 BCE, Joshua allocated the land among the twelve tribes....
 in the ancient Kingdom of Israel
Kingdom of Israel

The Kingdom of Israel was one of the successor states to the older United Monarchy . It existed roughly from the 930s BC until about the 720s BC....
. According to the biblical narrative, the tribe had originally tried to settle in the central coastal area of Canaan
Canaan

Canaan is an ancient term for a region encompassing modern-day Israel and Lebanon, the Palestinian Territories, plus adjoining coastal lands and parts of Jordan, Syria and northeastern Egypt....
, but due to enmity with the Philistines who had already settled there, were only able to camp in the hill country overlooking the Sorek Valley. The camp location becameknown as Mahaneh Dan ("Camps of Dan"). The region they attempted to settle included the area as far north as Joppa
Jaffa

File:Jaffa StPeter church.jpgJaffa is an ancient port city believed to be one of the oldest in the world.Jaffa is located south of Tel Aviv, Israel on the Mediterranean Sea....
 and as far south as Shephelah
Shephelah

The Shephelah is a designation usually applied to the region in south-central Israel of 10-15 km of low hills between the central Mount Hebron and the coastal plains of Philistia within the area of the Judea, at an altitude of 120-450 metres above sea level....
 in the area of Timnah. As a result of the pressure from the Philistines, the tribe abandoned hopes of settling near the central coast, instead migrating to the north of the country. After conquering Laish, the tribe refounded it as their capital and renamed it Dan
Tel Dan

Tel Dan , also known as Tel el-Qadi , is an archaeological site in Israel in the upper Galilee next to the Golan Heights. The site is quite securely identified with the Biblical city of Laish, the northernmost city in the Kingdom of Israel, which the Book of Judges states was known as Laish prior to its conquest by the Tribe o...
. As a result the region is referred to as Gush Dan.

Metropolitan rings


Gush Dan is divided into an inner and an outer ring.

The inner ring consists of the Tel Aviv District
Tel Aviv District

The Tel Aviv District is one of Districts of Israel of Israel with a population of 1.2 million residents. It is 99.0% Jewish and 1.0% Arab . The district's capital is Tel Aviv and the metropolitan area created by the Tel Aviv district and its neighboring cities is named Gush Dan....
 and includes the cities Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv

Tel Aviv-Yafo , usually Tel Aviv, is the List of largest cities and second largest cities by country List of cities in Israel in Israel, with an estimated population of 390,100....
, Bat Yam
Bat Yam

File:Location_batyam.pngBat Yam is a city located on Israel's Mediterranean coast, on the central coastal strip, just south of Tel Aviv....
, Holon
Holon

File:Location_holon.pngHolon is a city in Israel, on the central coastal strip south of Tel Aviv. Holon is part of the metropolitan area known as Gush Dan in the Tel Aviv District....
, Ramat HaSharon
Ramat Hasharon

File:Location_ramathasharon.pngRamat HaSharon is a city located on Israel's central coastal strip in the south of the Sharon, Israel region, bordering Tel Aviv to the south and Herzliya and Glil Yam to the north....
, Ramat Gan
Ramat Gan

Ramat Gan is a city in the Tel Aviv District of Israel, which borders Tel Aviv to its west. It houses Israel's Ramat Gan Stadium, Bar-Ilan University, an advanced medical center , and The National Park ....
, Giv'atayim
Giv'atayim

File:Location_givatayim.pngGiv'atayim is a city in Israel east of Tel Aviv. It is part of the metropolitan area known as Gush Dan. Givatayim was established in 1922 by pioneers of the Second Aliyah....
, Bnei Brak
Bnei Brak

File:Location_bneibrak.pngFile:800px-Ponivez1.jpegBnei Brak is a city located on Israel's central Mediterranean Israeli coastal plain, just east of Tel Aviv, in the Gush Dan and Tel Aviv District....
, Herzliya
Herzliya

File:Location_herzliya.pngHerzliya is a List of Israeli cities of 84,200 residents located on the Israeli coastal plain of Israel. It is part of the Tel Aviv District....
, Or Yehuda
Or Yehuda

File:Location_oryehuda.pngOr Yehuda is a city in the Tel Aviv District in Israel. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , at the end of 2007 the city had a total population of 32,200....
, Giv'at Shmuel
Giv'at Shmuel

Giv'at Shmuel is a city in the Tel Aviv District, Israel, and is surrounded by the major cities Ramat Gan, Bnei Brak, Kiryat Ono and Petah Tikva....
 and Kiryat Ono, as well as a multitude of smaller towns (local councils).

The outer ring includes the cities Petah Tikva
Petah Tikva

Petah Tikva known as Em HaMoshavot , is a city in the Center District of Israel, north-east of Tel Aviv. Petah Tikva's jurisdiction covers 35,868 dunams ....
, Hod HaSharon
Hod HaSharon

Hod HaSharon is a city in the Center District of Israel of Israel. Officially declared a city in 1990, Hod HaSharon was created from the union in 1964 of four neighboring villages: Magdiel, Ramatayim, Hadar, and Ramat Hadar....
, Kfar Saba
Kfar Saba

Kfar Saba is a List of Israeli cities in the Sharon plain, of the Center District of Israel. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , at the end of 2007, Kfar Saba had a total population of 81,600....
, Ra'anana
Ra'anana

Ra'anana is a List of Israeli cities in the southern Sharon, Israel of the Center District of Israel of Israel. Ra'anana is bordered by Kfar Saba on the east and Herzliya on the west....
, Yehud
Yehud

Yehud is a city in the Center District of Israel in Israel. The population of Yehud was in 2007 approximately 25,600 ....
, Ramla
Ramla

Ramla , is a city in central Israel with a mixed Arab and Jewish population. Ramla was founded circa 705?715 CE by the Umayyad Caliph Suleiman ibn Abed al-Malik....
, Lod
Lod

Lod is a mixed Arab-Jewish city about 15 km southeast of Tel Aviv in the Center District of Israel. At the end of 2007, its population was 67,000....
, Rosh HaAyin
Rosh HaAyin

Rosh HaAyin is a List of Israeli cities in the Center District of Israel of Israel. To the west of Rosh HaAyin is the fortress of Antipatris and the source of the Yarkon River....
, Rishon LeZion
Rishon LeZion

Rishon LeZion , is the List of cities in Israel in Israel, located along the central Israeli Coastal Plain. It is part of the Gush Dan metropolitan area with a population of 224,300 at the end of 2007....
, Ness Ziona
Ness Ziona

Ness Ziona is a city in the Center District in Israel. The city was founded in 1883. At the end of 2007 the city had a total population of 32,500, and its jurisdiction was 15,579 dunams....
 and Rehovot
Rehovot

Rehovot is a city in the Center District of Israel, about 20 kilometre south of Tel Aviv. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , at the end of 2007 the city had a total population of 106,200....
, as well as many smaller towns (local councils).

Transportation


The Dan Bus Company
Dan Bus Company

Dan Bus Company is an Israeli bus company based in Tel Aviv. It operates local bus service in the Gush Dan metropolitan area as well as some intercity bus service connecting the Gush Dan area with nearby regions of the country such as Samaria and Jerusalem....
 is primarily focused on serving the Gush Dan, although it is being replaced by the Kavim
Kavim

Kavim is an Israeli bus company. It was founded in 2000 and provided lines in the eastern Gush Dan region - the towns/cities Kiryat Ono, Petah Tikva, Or Yehuda, Giv'atayim and others....
 company in many of the Gush Dan's cities. Much of Israel's national highway network
Roads in Israel

Israel has an advanced network of roads which criss-cross the country. Roads have been managed by the National Roads Authority of Israel since 2003 when they took over this responsibility from the Public Works Department ....
 feeds into the area, such as Highway 1
Highway 1 (Israel)

Highway 1 , is the main highway connecting Tel Aviv with Jerusalem. Highway 1 continues into the West Bank past Ma'ale Adummim, and is then downgraded in size until the Beit HaArava Junction with Route 90 south of Jericho near the shores of the Dead Sea....
, Highway 2
Highway 2 (Israel)

Highway 2 is an Israeli highway located on the coastal plain of the Mediterranean Sea. It stretches from Tel Aviv to Haifa. The highway is also called The Coastal Highway or The New Haifa - Tel Aviv Highway ....
, Highway 4
Highway 4 (Israel)

Highway 4 is an Israeli highway that runs along Israel's entire Israeli Coastal Plain of the Mediterranean Sea, its route in the north runs from the Rosh HaNikra border crossing with Lebanon until the Israeli Gaza Strip barrier#Erez Crossing with the Gaza Strip....
, and Highway 5
Highway 5 (Israel)

Highway 5, or the Trans-Samaria Highway , is one of Israel's main highways, connecting the Mediterranean Sea coast immediately north of Tel Aviv with the central Sharon plain and Ariel and other Israeli settlements in the northern West Bank, known under the biblical name Samaria....
. Gush Dan is also served by the local Ayalon Highway
Ayalon Highway

Highway 20, more commonly Ayalon Highway is a major intracity freeway in Gush Dan, Israel. The road runs along Tel Aviv's center eastern border from north to south and connects all of the major highways leading to the city - such as Highway 4 from Ashdod and the South District , Highway 2 from Haifa and the North District ,...
.

See also


  • List of cities in Israel
    List of cities in Israel

    The following list of Israeli cities is based on the current index of the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Within Local government in Israel, an urban municipality can be granted a City council by the Israeli Ministry of Interior when its population exceeds 20,000....