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King George Street (Tel Aviv)
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Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv , officially Tel Aviv-Yafo , is the second most populous city in Israel, with a population of 404,400 on a land area of . The city is located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline in west-central Israel. It is the largest and most populous city in the metropolitan area of Gush Dan, with...
. The street extends from Masaryk Square
Masaryk Square
Masaryk Square is a public square, located in central Tel Aviv, Israel. It is named for Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, the first President of Czechoslovakia....
in the north to Magen David Square
Magen David Square
Magen David Square is a main public square, located in the heart of Tel Aviv, Israel at the intersection of King George, Sheinkin, the Carmel Market, Nahalat Binyamin and Allenby Streets...
in the south, where it meets with Allenby Street
Allenby Street
Allenby Street is a major street in Tel Aviv, Israel. It was named in honor of Field Marshal Viscount Allenby.Allenby Street stretches from the Mediterranean sea in the northwest to HaAliya Street in the southeast. It was first paved with concrete in 1914. During the day, it is a commercial street...
, the Carmel Market
Carmel Market
The Carmel Market is the largest bazaar market in Tel Aviv. The market is bordered by Allenby Street and Magen David Square and the market is principally located along Carmel Street , but has expanded over time to streets such as Nahalat Binyamin Street...
, Nahalat Binyamin Street, and Simta Plonit. The street is named for King George V
George V of the United Kingdom
George V was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 through the First World War until his death in 1936....
of the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
who was the King during the British Mandate.
At the beginning of the 1920s, the street was called "Carmel Street." In 1935, it was changed to its current name, to mark the occasion of the Silver Jubilee
Silver Jubilee
A Silver Jubilee is a celebration held to mark a 25th anniversary. The anniversary celebrations can be of a wedding anniversary, ruling anniversary or anything that has completed a 25 year mark...
of the King. The western section of the street is still called "Carmel Street", which is where the Carmel Market
Carmel Market
The Carmel Market is the largest bazaar market in Tel Aviv. The market is bordered by Allenby Street and Magen David Square and the market is principally located along Carmel Street , but has expanded over time to streets such as Nahalat Binyamin Street...
is found.
The street is a bustling commercial centre with many stores, restaurants and coffee shops. It is adjacent to the Carmel Market
Carmel Market
The Carmel Market is the largest bazaar market in Tel Aviv. The market is bordered by Allenby Street and Magen David Square and the market is principally located along Carmel Street , but has expanded over time to streets such as Nahalat Binyamin Street...
, as well as to the Dizengoff Center
Dizengoff Center
Dizengoff Center is a shopping mall at the intersection of Dizengoff Street and King George Street in Tel Aviv. The mall is named for Meir Dizengoff, the first mayor of Tel Aviv.-History:...
mall on Dizengoff Street
Dizengoff Street
Dizengoff Street is a major street in central Tel Aviv, named after Tel Aviv's first mayor, Meir Dizengoff.The street runs from the corner of Ibn Gabirol Street in its southernmost point to the port area of Tel Aviv in its northwestern point...
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Among the notable sites are:
- Michael's Square
- Dizengoff CenterDizengoff CenterDizengoff Center is a shopping mall at the intersection of Dizengoff Street and King George Street in Tel Aviv. The mall is named for Meir Dizengoff, the first mayor of Tel Aviv.-History:...
- Magen David SquareMagen David SquareMagen David Square is a main public square, located in the heart of Tel Aviv, Israel at the intersection of King George, Sheinkin, the Carmel Market, Nahalat Binyamin and Allenby Streets...
- Carmel MarketCarmel MarketThe Carmel Market is the largest bazaar market in Tel Aviv. The market is bordered by Allenby Street and Magen David Square and the market is principally located along Carmel Street , but has expanded over time to streets such as Nahalat Binyamin Street...
- Meir Garden
- Metzudat Ze'evMetzudat Ze'evMetzudat Ze'ev is an office building located on 38 King George Street in Tel-Aviv, Israel. It is also known as Beit Jabotinsky or sometimes simply as HaMetzuda ....