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Ramat Gan is a city in the Tel Aviv district of Israel, which borders Tel Aviv to its west. It houses Israel's national football stadium, Bar-Ilan University, an advanced medical center (Sheba Medical Center), and a national park. It is also the home of one of the world's major diamond exchanges, in which Israel's tallest building, the Moshe Aviv Tower, is located. The city was established in 1921 as a moshava, a communal settlement, with a focus on agriculture. After commercial and population expansion, it was declared a city in 1950, and, as of 2006, had 129,700 residents. The mayor of Ramat Gan is Zvi Bar. |