Silicon Wadi

IBM Haifa Labs Silicon Wadi ( , lit : "Silicon Valley") is an area with a high concentration of high-tech industries in the coastal plain in Israel , similar to Silicon Valley in California , in the United States . Silicon Wadi is considered second in importance only to its Californian counterpart. The area covers much of the country, although especially high concentrations of hi-tech industry can be found in the area around Tel Aviv including small clusters around the cities of Ra'anana , Herzliya , Caesarea , Haifa , the academic city of Rehovot and its neighbour Rishon Le Zion . More recently, clusters have been established around Jerusalem , with its two new science parks at Malha and Har Hotzvim , as well as towns such as Yokneam Illit in the North of the country and Israel's first "private city", Airport City, near Tel Aviv . Financial Times: Business as usual "Land of milk and start-ups" .

Diamond Exchange District , Ramat Gan Azorim High-Tech park in Petah-Tikva Matam High-Tech park in Haifa Microsoft House in Herzliya Intel building in Petah Tikva IBM building in Petah Tikva Silicon Wadi ( , lit : "Silicon Valley") is an area with a high concentration of high-tech industries in the coastal plain in Israel , similar to Silicon Valley in California , in the United States . Silicon Wadi is considered second in importance only to its Californian counterpart. The area covers much of the country, although especially high concentrations of hi-tech industry can be found in the area around Tel Aviv including small clusters around the cities of Ra'anana , Petah Tikva , Herzliya , Netanya , the academic city of Rehovot and its neighbour Rishon Le Zion . In addition, hi-tech clusters can be found in Haifa and Caesarea . More recent hi-tech establishments have been raised in Jerusalem , and in towns such as Yokneam Illit and Israel's first "private city," Airport City, near Tel Aviv.

Diamond Exchange District in Ramat Gan Azorim High-Tech park in Petah-Tikva Yokneam 's Startup Village High-Tech park Matam High-Tech park in Haifa Microsoft House in Herzliya Intel building in Petah Tikva IBM building in Petah Tikva Silicon Wadi ( , lit : "Silicon Valley") is an area with a high concentration of high-technology companies on the coastal plain of Israel , similar to Silicon Valley in the U.S. state of California , and is the reason Israel is nicknamed the Start-Up Nation. The area covers much of the country, although especially high concentrations of high-tech industry can be found in the area around Tel Aviv , including small clusters around the cities of Ra'anana , Petah Tikva , Herzliya , Netanya , the academic city of Rehovot and its neighbour Ness Ziona . In addition, high-tech clusters can be found in Haifa and Caesarea . More recent high-tech establishments have been raised in Jerusalem , and in towns such as Yokneam Illit and Israel's first "private city," Airport City , near Tel Aviv.

Hub of advanced technology in Israel Diamond Exchange District in Ramat Gan Azorim high-tech park in Petah Tikva Start-up village high-tech park in Yokneam Illit Matam high-tech park in Haifa Microsoft building in Herzliya Intel building in Petah Tikva IBM building in Petah Tikva Atidim industrial zone in Raanana Silicon Wadi ( , lit. ' Silicon Valley ' ) is a region in Israel that serves as one of the global centres for advanced technology . It spans the Israeli coastal plain , and is cited as among the reasons why the country has become known as the world's " start-up nation " (see science and technology in Israel ). The highest concentrations of high-tech industry in the region can be found around Tel Aviv , including small clusters around the cities of Raʽanana , Petah Tikva , Herzliya , Netanya , Rehovot , and Ness Ziona . Additional clusters of high-tech industry can be found in Haifa and Caesarea . More recent high-tech establishments have been raised in cities such as Jerusalem and Beersheba , in towns such as Yokneam Illit , and in Airport City .