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Ramat HaSharon (, ) is an affluent city located on 's central coastal strip in the south of the Sharon region, bordering the cities of to the south, to the east, and and to the north. It is part of the Tel Aviv District, within the metropolitan area. In Ramat HaSharon had a population of and its citizens are nearly entirely .

History
Ramat HaSharon, originally Ir Shalom (, City of ), was a established in 1923 by from Poland. It was built on 2,000 dunams () of land purchased for 5 Egyptian pounds per dunam. In the 1931 census, the village-esque town had a population of 312. In 1932, this Jewish community was renamed Kfar Ramat HaSharon ( The Highplain Village of the region). By 1950, the population was up to 900. Rapid population growth in the 1960s and 1970s led to construction of many new roadways, schools and parks. Several distinct neighborhoods evolved in the 1970s, including Morasha on the southern edge, one with many military and air force personnel in the eastern edge, and many successful professionals moved into the developing city. Ramat HaSharon became a highly desirable place to live in the 1980s as a very safe place, containing many gardens and wide boulevards, and attracting many upper middle class suburban families.

While qualifying for city status by number of residents (with more than 30 thousand residents) from the 1980s, Ramat HaSharon's mayors preferred to maintain the local council designation and acted to maintain the character of the settlement by limiting development. Although, Ramat HaSharon was later granted city status in 2002.

Archaeology
In August 2021, Israeli archaeologists led by Yoav Arbel excavated a Byzantine and Early Islamic settlement at Khirbat el-‘Ora, prior to the establishment of a new neighborhood. The excavation revealed a wine press paved with a along with a coin minted by Emperor . According to coin expert Robert Kool, one side of the gold depicted the emperor and his two sons, while the other side depicted the hill of in . A Greek or Aramaic was engraved on the surface of the coins, probably with the name of the coin owner. According to Yoel Arbel, stone mortars and were used to grind barley and wheat and very likely also to crush herbs and healing plants.

Geography
The main portion of the city is located north of Highway 5, east of Highway 20 and , to the west of the Israel Military Industries factory and Highway 4, and to the south of . The city's administrative boundaries extend in an L-shaped fashion to the south of highway 5 and bordering with reaching until Highway 2 in the west.

The Neve-Gan neighborhood is disconnected from the rest of the city and is located to the south of the main city, and is adjacent to Kiryat Shaul Cemetery Tel Aviv's . The Israel Tennis Centers is also south of route 5. The Cinema City Glilot commercial complex is similarly disconnected from the city and is located on the intersection of highway 5 and 2.

The majority of the population lives around the two main streets: "Sokolov" and "Usishkin". in the west. The east in the "Morasha" neighborhood, has no major commercial area, important locations or even a high school. Morasha has long been neglected because of political reasons, though the population hopes they will get more support after a small increase in later years

Economy
Until the 1960s, it was primarily a farming community, known for its strawberry fields and citrus groves. Ramat HaSharon is also home to Israel Military Industries, the manufacturer of weapons and small arms for the Israel Defense Forces and the world market.

Education
Ramat Hasharon has seven elementary schools, two middle schools (Alumim, and Kelman), and two high schools (Rothberg, and Alon). Midrasha LoOmanut, an art teachers training college, and Rimon School of Jazz and Contemporary Music are located in the city. The Geology Museum is located in a Bauhaus style building built in 1945.

Sports
Ramat HaSharon is home to the Israel Tennis Center, founded in 1975, which hosts and organizes international, national and regional tennis tournaments. The courts are also widely used during the .
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The ATP World Tour, which had been in Israel from 1987 to 1996, was scheduled to return to the Israel Tennis Center in September 2014 with the Negev Israel Open, but the event was cancelled because of the military conflict in the region. Along with tennis facilities, which include 24 illuminated courts, and stands which seat up to 4,500 spectators, the central management of the organization, which manages 13 other tennis centers around the country, is located in the town. It also is home to , where most and other significant Israeli tennis matches have been played since the mid-1970s.

Herbalife Ramat HaSharon is the city's women basketball team, one of the leading teams in the Israeli league and a former European champion. The city's football team, Hapoel Ramat HaSharon, plays in Ligat Ha'al, the premiere league of Israeli football. Alumim, one of the city's junior high schools, has won many trophies in sports, especially for achievements in track and field.

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Twin town and sister cities
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See also
  • Archaeology of Israel
  • 2021 in archaeology

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