Ra'anana
Ra'anana
רעננה | |
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| Hebrew transcription(s) | |
| • ISO 259 | Raʿanana |
View of Ra'anana | |
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Ra'anana Ra'anana | |
| Coordinates: 32°11′N 34°52′E / 32.183°N 34.867°E | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Central |
| Founded | April 2, 1922 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Chaim Broyde |
| Population (2023) | |
• Total | 83,145 |
| Ethnicity | |
| • Jews and others | 99.9% |
| • Arabs | 0.1% |
| Name meaning | Fresh |
| Website | https://www.raanana.muni.il/Pages/default.aspx |
Ra'anana (Hebrew: רעננה, lit. 'Fresh') is an affluent city in the southern Sharon Plain of the Central District of Israel. It was founded in 1922 as an American-Jewish settlement, c.1 km south of the village of Tabsur, where an important World War I battle had taken place four years previously.
Bordered by Kfar Saba and Hod HaSharon on the east and Herzliya on the southwest, it had a population of 83,145 in 2023. While the majority of its residents are Israeli-born Jews, a large part of the population consists of Jewish immigrants from the Americas, Europe and South Africa.
Ra'anana's industrial park is home to global and local start-up companies. It was designated a "Green City" by the World Health Organization in 2005.