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Bat Yam
Bat Yam, Israel Bayit ve Gan Founded in 1926 with a Hebrew name meaning ‘House and Garden’, the name was changed ten years later to ‘Daughter of the Sea’ from the Hebrew bat ‘daughter’ and yam ‘sea’.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Bat Yam." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Bat Yam." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-BatYam.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Bat Yam." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-BatYam.html |
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Bat Yam
Bat Yam , city (1994 pop. 142,300), W central Israel, on the Mediterranean Sea, near Tel Aviv. It is a suburb and an industrial center. The city was founded in 1926 and originally called Bayit VeGan [Heb.,=home and garden]. |
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"Bat Yam." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Bat Yam." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-BatYam.html "Bat Yam." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-BatYam.html |
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