"Petah Tikwa - This is where i live" Petah Tiqwa by ophiro

Petah Tiqwa Travel Guide: 46 reviews and 61 photos

The water tower in Kfar Ganim - Petah Tiqwa

Petah Tiqwa - My Hometown

I was born in petah tiqwa - the meaning of this name is "entrance of hope" or something like that.
all of my life i lived here.

Petach-Tikva was founded in the year 1878 (on 8/8) by a group of pioneers from Jerusalem.
This is one of israels oldest cities.

Petah Tikva - Why i put this place on the VT map ?

Sunset over Petah Tikva

Some people here on VT told me that my hometown is not a place i should put for tourists to see but i think i should put this page because of the following reasons :
1. this is where i live and if someone wants to read about the place i live i can't hide it.
2. although it is not a touristic place some of the people come to israel for work and not only tourism and Petah tikva has the second largest industrial area so this is a popular place.

Petah Tikva is one of the oldest cities in Israel but because of poor preservation there are no major sights for tourism.

The entrance from The Tikva junction

What is so nice in Petah Tikva beside the fact that i live here ?

Some of the most important companies in Israel are located here :
IBM, Intel , Alcatel , Eci , Oracle , Taldor , Gilat , Team for the high tech.
012.net , Bezeqint , Internet Gold and Barak are from the 4 top ISP's in Israel.
Osem one of the biggest comapnies in the food industry is here also.
The best martial arts teachers teach here - Sifu Sapir tal my Kung fu Teacher , Roni Kluger one of the most famous Karate teachers in Israel and Yaron Binyamini a kung fu teacher.

The best hospitals are located here in Petah Tikva - Beilinson and schneider.

Pros and Cons

Pros:big but still quiet and a nice place
Cons:Not a Touristic place
In a nutshell:My hometown - come and say hello

Intro Updated Mar 23, 2006
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Reviews (30)

The Zoo Things to Do (13)

There is a zoo in Petah Tikva , not as big as the one on Ramat Gan , but still a nice one. The zoo is not a big one and... more travel advice

Avraham Shapira House Things to Do (13)

Avraham Shapira was the gurdian of Petah Tikva , when the city was young. Today . his house is a place for cultural... more travel advice

Lomza Yeshiva Things to Do (13)

For a religious travel or an architecture trip you can see the beautiful house of the Lomza Yeshiva that was built on... more travel advice

One of the Oldest trees Things to Do (13)

One if the oldest trees in Israel an das far as i know the oldest in Petah Tikva is the Eucalyptus Citriodora , a 100... more travel advice

Restaurants (6)
See All Couscous - Homemade is the best !
Favorites (4)
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Sports & Outdoors (1)
Sportan Country Club
Shopping (2)
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Transportation (1)
Bus from/to Petah Tikva
Off The Beaten Path (2)
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Nightlife (1)
nightlife ?! petah tiqwa ?! lol
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Comments (14)

moppys Jul 19, 2010 at 5:02 AM Report Abuse

Yad La-Banim: For the boys. There is no dagesh after lamed so it could only be Yad levanim which incorrect of course. Very common mistake... That's the problem when signs are not punctuated.
gilabrand Apr 30, 2008 at 8:13 AM Report Abuse

Do you know of any good apartments for sale in Petah Tikva? My son wants to buy one.
globetrott Sep 30, 2007 at 11:08 AM Report Abuse

an interesting page & some updates again, Ophir ! You live in a great place !!
alywang Mar 27, 2007 at 3:08 AM Report Abuse

I like the flowers, and you look a kind of cool^-^
budapest8 Apr 27, 2006 at 6:33 PM Report Abuse

This is where Tammy my Israeli girlfriend came from.We met on Kibbutz Kfar Hamaccabi. I was a Goy and her parents religious so I slept at a water melon stand close to her house run by two arab boys. I seriously considered converting. OUCH...Tim
Sibbella Apr 23, 2006 at 2:03 PM Report Abuse

You are proud of where you come from and that is the most important thing. I am proud of my home town also and I have it on my travel page as well.. more work needs to be done though on it.
arcov1 Mar 9, 2006 at 9:18 AM Report Abuse

I am glad to see that you are proud of your town. I was born in Petch Tikva. I now live in Long Island, New York. I do have a cousin that lives in Petch Tikva.
MissyWQ Nov 18, 2005 at 6:09 AM Report Abuse

Why can't people learn to cooperate in the world, then medical, environmental, etc. progress would be be expedited. Israel is foremost in brains and technology but their neighbors are .....?
RafaelTheSecond Oct 10, 2005 at 10:05 PM Report Abuse

Good that you are concerned to show us some great scenes of israel that people does not know so often...YOUR PAGES ARE LESSONS TO US!
mikkie50 Oct 6, 2005 at 10:24 AM Report Abuse

hi freind great oics and info on your home town. cool :-))