ancient ruins
Caesarea Maritima
A spectacular Roman-era port city with a grand amphitheater, aqueducts, and crusader fortifications on the Mediterranean coast.
19 km · about 20 min drive
Central District, Israel · Asia
Netanya is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Nordiyya, 19km from Caesarea Maritima.
Netanya is a city located in Central District, Israel. With a population of 228,204, it is an important destination in Asia.
On a road trip, Netanya sits in Israel, where you drive on the right. It's in the Asia/Jerusalem time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Netanya to your route.
Netanya (Hebrew: נתניה, IPA: [netanˈja]), or Natanya (IPA: [naˈtanja]), is a city in the Central District of Israel, and is the capital of the surrounding Sharon plain. It is 30 kilometres (20 mi) north of Tel Aviv, and 56 km (35 mi) south of Haifa, between the Poleg stream and the Wingate Institute in the south andRead more
the Avihayil stream in the north. The 14 km (8+1⁄2 mi) of beaches have made the city a popular tourist resort.
Founded in 1929 by deed of a coastal land purchase in the Arab village of Umm Khalid, Netanya was named in honor of Nathan Straus, a prominent Jewish American merchant and philanthropist in the early 20th century, who was the co-owner of the Macy's department store chain. In 1948, the remaining land of Umm Khalid was deserted by its inhabitants in the Nakba, after which Netanya started further expanding eastwards.
In the 1990s, the city absorbed a large amount of immigrants from the former Soviet Union as well as from Ethiopia. As a result, 1 out of 4 inhabitants speaks Russian and the city's Ethiopian community is the largest in Israel, numbering over 12,000 citizens.
In 2024, Netanya had a population of 234,813, ranking it as the 7th-largest city in Israel by population. An additional 150,000 people live in the local and regional councils within ten kilometres (six miles) of Netanya, which serves as a regional center for them.
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Netanya is located in Central District, Israel, Asia. The coordinates are 32.3329 latitude, 34.8599 longitude.
Netanya has a population of approximately 228,204 people, making it a city in Israel.
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ancient ruins
A spectacular Roman-era port city with a grand amphitheater, aqueducts, and crusader fortifications on the Mediterranean coast.
19 km · about 20 min drive
landmark
One of the oldest port cities in the world with 4,000 years of history, now an artists' quarter with galleries, restaurants, and views of Tel Aviv's skyline.
33 km · about 40 min drive
restaurant
A Jaffa hummus counter running since 1971, famous for masabacha made with whole chickpeas and extra tahini. It sells out and closes by mid-afternoon, and the queue starts well before that.
33 km · about 40 min drive
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