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Petah Tikva ( Hebrew: פֶּתַח תִּקְוָה [ˈpetaχ ˈtikva], lit. 'Opening of Hope' ), also known as Em HaMoshavot ( lit. 'Mother of the Moshavot ' ), is a city in the Central District of Israel, 10.6 km (6.6 mi) east of Tel Aviv.
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Like Degania Alef, which was known as the “Mother of the Kevutzot,” Petah Tikvah was known as the “Mother of the Moshavot” – or small cooperative villages. It was really the first modern agricultural settlement in Israel.
Petah Tikva (Hebrew: פתח תקווה, Arabic: بتاح تكفا, meaning opening of hope; other spellings: Petah Tiqwa (official) and Petach Tikvah (unofficial)) is a city in western Israel. is a city in the Central District of Israel.
PETAḤ TIKVAH (Heb. פֶּתַח תִּקְוָה), city in Israel's Coastal Plain, 7 mi. (12 km.) E. of Tel Aviv. In the 1870s a number of observant Jews from Jerusalem decided to become farmers and establish a village called Petaḥ Tikvah ("Gateway of Hope"), after Hosea 2:17.
Founded in 1878, Petah Tikva means "opening of hope", and was one of modern Israel's first agricultural settlements at the beginning of the Zionist movement. The early settlers drained the swamps in the area and planted orange groves in their place.
Petah Tikvah was the first colony founded. In its first decade, the community was beset with problems: malaria, insecurity, complicated disputes with Arabs living on adjacent lands, and financial shortages.
Petah Tikva is an eastern suburb of Tel Aviv, Israel, population 248,000. Petah Tikva has about 210,000 residents. Mapcarta, the open map.
