Neighborhoods of Tel Aviv explained

The city of Tel Aviv-Yafo is subdivided into four quarters, which are further divided into neighborhoods.

Quarters

The quarters of Tel Aviv are as follows.^[1]

Name	In Hebrew	Area	Population (estimated, ca. 2021)	Density per sq. km
North / Trans-Yarkon	צפון / עבר הירקון	22abbr=onNaNabbr=on	123,000	5,591
Center	מרכז	13abbr=onNaNabbr=on	170,000	13,077
Jaffa and South	יפו ודרום	10abbr=onNaNabbr=on	85,000	8,500
East	מזרח	8.5abbr=onNaNabbr=on	82,000	9,647

Neighborhoods

Below is the list of neighborhoods, arranged geographically from north to south, then from west to east.

Northwest

Residential

• Azorei Hen (אזורי חן), Areas of Grace
• Kokhav HaTzafon (כוכב הצפון), Northern Star
• Shikun Lamed (שיכון למד), L Neighborhood
• Migdalei Ne'eman (מגדלי נאמן) Faithful Towers
• Neve Avivim (נווה אביבים), Springs Oasis (also known as Ramat Aviv Bet/ 2)
• Nofei Yam (נופי ים) Sea view
• Ramat Aviv Aleph (רמת אביב א'), Spring Height 1
• Ramat Aviv Gimmel (רמת אביב ג'), Spring Height 3
• Ramat Aviv HaHadasha (רמת אביב החדשה), New Spring Height

Non-residential regions

• Museum campus
• Tel Aviv University Campus
• Yarkon Park (Park Ha-Yarkon officially Ganei Yehoshua/ Joshua Gardens)

Northeast

Residential

• Ganei Tzahala (גני צהלה), Gardens of Joy
• HaMishtalah (המשתלה), The [Plant] Nursery
• Hadar Yosef (הדר יוסף), Glory of Joseph (Elishar)
• Ma'oz Aviv (מעוז אביב), Spring Fortress
• Ne'ot Afeka (נאות אפקה), Beautiful Pastures
• Neve Sharret (נוה שרת), (Moshe) Sharett Oasis
• Ramat HaHayal (רמת החייל), Soldier's Hill (also known as (רמת החי"ל), HIL (acronym for the Jewish Brigade) Height)
• Ramot Tzahala (רמות צהלה), Heights of IDF-Joy (Portmanteau from IDF and Joy)
• Revivim (רביבים),Mild rainstorms
• Shikun Dan (שיכון דן), Dan Neighborhood
• Tel Baruch (תל ברוך), (Mordechai Joseph) Baruch Hill
• Tzahala (צהלה), Portmanteau from IDF and Joy
• Yisgav (ישגב), He will be Great

Non-residential regions

• Kiryat Atidim (קריית עתידים), Campus of the Future

Central

Residential

• HaTzafon HaYashan (הצפון הישן), The Old North
• Yehuda HaMaccabi (יהודה המכבי) Judah the Maccabi
• Montefiore (מונטיפיורי), (Moses) Montefiore
• Lev HaIr (לב העיר), The City Center/Core, lit. Heart of the City
• Kerem Hatemanim (כרם התימנים), Yemenites Vineyard
• Bavli, (בבלי) Babylonian (Talmud)
• Tzamarot Ayalon (צמרות איילון), Ayalon Treetops
• Giv'at Amal Bet (גבעת עמל ב'), Workers Hill B
• Neve Tzedek (נווה צדק), Righteousness House
• Shabazi (שבזי), (Shalom) Shabazi
• Ohel Moshe (אהל משה), Moshe Tent (merged with Neve Tzedek)

Non-residential regions

• HaRakevet (הרכבת), The Train
• HaKirya (הקרייה), The (Government) Campus
• Menashiya (מנשייה)

Southwest

• Old Jaffa (יפו העתיקה), Old Jaffa
• Yafo C (יפו דרום), Jaffa South
• Giv'at HaTmarim (גבעת התמרים), Dates Hill
• Ajami (עג'מי), (Ibrahim) al-Ajami
• Tzahalon (צהלון), Rejoice
• Givat Aliyah (גבעת עלייה), Aliyah Hill = Elevation's Hill

South

• Florentin (פלורנטין)
• Neve Sha'anan (נווה שאנן), Serenity's Oasis / Peaceful Abode
• Neve Ofer (נווה עופר), (Avraham) Ofer Oasis, also Tel Kabir^[2]
• Kiryat Shalom (קריית שלום), City of Peace
• Shapira (שפירא), (Meir Gezl) Shapira^[3]
• Giv'at Herzl (גבעת הרצל), Herzl Hill
• Abu Kabir (אבו כביר), named after Tall al Kabir, Egypt ^[4]
• American–German Colony (המושבה האמריקאית-גרמנית)

Southeast

• Nahalat Yitzhak (נחלת יצחק), Yitzchak's (Spektor) Estate
• Bitzaron (ביצרון), Little Fortress
• Ramat Yisrael (רמת ישראל), Israel (Rokach) Heights
• Tel Haim (תל חיים), Haim (Chisin) Hill
• Yad Eliyahu (יד אליהו), Eliyahu (Golomb) Memorial
• Ramat HaTayasim (רמת הטייסים), Pilots' Height
• Neve Tzahal (נוה צה"ל), Oasis of the IDF
• Kfar Shalem (כפר שלם), Peaceful Village
• HaArgazim (הארגזים), The Crates
• Shkhunat HaTikva (שכונת התקווה), The Hope Quarter
• Neve Barbur (נווה בארבור), Swan Oasis / Swan's Abode
• Ezra (עזרא) Ezra (the Scribe)

Notes and References

1. Web site: עדכון תכנית המתאר תא/5500. City Plan Update TA/5500. City of Tel Aviv-Yafo. July 2022. he. September 1, 2023.
2. http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/952270.html Wellsprings of memory
3. http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1087127.html Tel Aviv's forgotten neighborhood
4. Web site: Sabil Abu Nabbut . www.archnet.org . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071224001402/http://www.archnet.org/library/sites/one-site.jsp?site_id=7227 . 2007-12-24.