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Tel Aviv-Yafo (Hebrew: תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ; English: Tel Aviv-Yafo), often referred to as Tel Aviv, or translated as Tel Aviv, is the second largest city in Israel. The population is 400,000, mainly Jews, and Arabs account for about 4% of the total population.

Tel Aviv borders the Eastern Mediterranean, with an urban area of 51.76 square kilometers; the urban agglomeration (Gush Dan) centered on Tel Aviv includes Bat Yam, Holon, Ramat Gan, Petah Tikva, Rishon LeZion, Ramat Sharon, Herzliya and other cities, according to 2005 statistics, the Tel Aviv metropolitan area has a population of 3.04 million. It is the largest metropolitan area in Israel, the most densely populated area in the country, and the economic hub of Israel. Tel Aviv is considered to be on the verge of becoming a world-class city and is ranked as the most expensive large city in the Middle East.

Tel Aviv was originally founded in 1909 by a group of Jewish immigrants who escaped from the expensive housing prices in the nearby ancient port city of Jaffa (Hebrew: יפו‎, Yafo). Gradually, Tel Aviv's development exceeded that of Arabs. Jaffa is a predominantly ethnic city. In 1950, two years after the founding of the State of Israel, Tel Aviv and Jaffa merged to form Tel Aviv-Jaffa. Today, Tel Aviv is considered Israel's most cosmopolitan economic center and the heart of the so-called "Silicon Wadi" region. The city has a lively, modern, cosmopolitan character and is recognized as the cultural capital of Israel. In 2003, Tel Aviv's White City, with its Bauhaus architecture, was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.