Wikipedia's first sentence called it “city in israel”. Today it says “affluent city located on israel 's central coastal strip in the south of the sharon region”.
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The opening as it read in 2005
Ramat Ha-Sharon (רמת השרון) is a city in Israel , on the central coastal strip in the south of the Sharon region, just north of Tel Aviv , and part of the Gush Dan Tel Aviv metropolitan area in the Tel Aviv District . It has about 53,000 residents. It's meaning in English is the "Heights [of] the Sharon [plain]".1
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Israel municipality Location of Ramat HaSharon in the Tel Aviv District The Yad LaBanim (Memorial for the Sons) structure in Ramat HaSharon.It's a memorial for the fallen soldiers from the city, and also houses the city library.Height of the Sharon ) is a city located on Israel 's central coastal strip in the south of the Sharon region, bordering Tel Aviv to the south and Herzliya and Kibbutz Glil Yam to the north.It is part of the Tel Aviv District , within Gush Dan metropolitan area.
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Height of the Sharon) is a city located on Israel 's central coastal strip in the south of the Sharon region, bordering Tel Aviv to the south, Hod HaSharon to the east and Herzliya and Kibbutz Glil Yam to the north. It is part of the Tel Aviv District , within Gush Dan metropolitan area. In 2009, the city had a population of 40,600.
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Sharon Heights or Heights of the (Great) Plain ) is a city located on Israel 's central coastal strip in the south of the Sharon region, bordering Tel Aviv to the south, Hod HaSharon to the east and Herzliya and Kibbutz Glil Yam to the north. It is part of the Tel Aviv District , within Gush Dan metropolitan area. In 2024 it had a population of 48,860.[1] The name Sharon: Summary Sharon "Regional Statistics" .Israel Central Bureau of Statistics .
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City in Israel Ramat HaSharon ( , lit. Sharon Heights , ) is a city located on Israel 's central coastal strip in the south of the Sharon region, bordering Tel Aviv to the south, Hod HaSharon to the east, and Herzliya and Kibbutz Glil Yam to the north. It is part of the Tel Aviv District , within the Gush Dan metropolitan area. In 2024 it had a population of 48,860. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics .
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The opening as it stood in 2025
City in Israel Ramat HaSharon ( Hebrew : רמת השרון , lit. ' The Sharon Highplain ' , רָמַת הַשָּׁרוֹן ) is an affluent city located on Israel 's central coastal strip in the south of the Sharon region, bordering the cities of Tel Aviv to the south, Hod-HaSharon to the east, and Herzliya and kibbutz Glil Yam to the north. It is part of the Tel Aviv District , within the Gush Dan metropolitan area. In 2024 Ramat HaSharon had a population of 48,860 and its citizens are nearly entirely Jewish . Israel Central Bureau of Statistics .
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city in israel
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affluent city located on israel 's central coastal strip in the south of the sharon region
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