Holon

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Holon
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Hebrew חוֹלוֹן
Arabic حولون
Name meaning (Little) sand
Founded in 1936
Government City (from 1950)
District Tel Aviv
Population 180,000 (2005)
Jurisdiction 19,200 dunams (19.2 km²)
Mayor Motti Sasson
The Yanshul, half-cat half-owl, the symbol of Holon's Children's Museum. Many such sculptures are placed throughout the city.
The Yanshul, half-cat half-owl, the symbol of Holon's Children's Museum. Many such sculptures are placed throughout the city.
A Samaritan synagogue
A Samaritan synagogue
Mediatech cultural center
Mediatech cultural center
This article is about the city Holon. For the philosophical concept, see Holon (philosophy).

Holon (Hebrew: חוֹלוֹן‎; Tiberian Hebrew: חֹלֹן, Ḥōlōn) is a city in Israel, on the central coastal strip, just south of Tel Aviv, and part of the metropolitan area known as Gush Dan in the Tel Aviv District. It has about 180,000 residents. Holon has arguably the second biggest industrial zone in Israel after Haifa (competing with Petah Tikva). The city also hosts about half of the world's Samaritan population which is in total ca. 700 persons (2007).[citation needed]

The name of the city comes from the word Hol in Hebrew, which means "Sand". The name also appears in the <a href