| Ramat Aviv | |
| Settlement Type: | Neighborhood of Tel Aviv |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type2: | City |
| Subdivision Name2: | Tel Aviv |
| Subdivision Type3: | Quarter |
| Subdivision Name3: | 1st Quarter of Tel Aviv |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.321 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 8,170 |
| Population As Of: | 2012 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Median Age |
| Demographics1 Footnotes: | [3] |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Total |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 33 |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Male |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 31 |
| Demographics1 Title3: | Female |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 36 |
| Native Name: | רָמַת אָבִיב |
| Native Name Lang: | heb |
Ramat Aviv Alef or Ramat Aviv HaYeruka, and originally plainly Ramat Aviv (he|רָמַת אָבִיב, lit. Spring Heights), is a neighborhood in northwest Tel Aviv, Israel. Ramat Aviv is bordered by Einstein Street in the north, Chaim Levanon Street to the east and south, and Namir Road in the west. The main streets in the neighborhood are Brodetzki and Reading. These five arterials are served by several bus lines each.
In the neighborhood are the Alliance High School and Ramat Aviv Mall. In the northeast of the neighborhood, opposite university campus, are student dorms of Tel Aviv University. Landmarks opposite the roads bordering the neighborhood are the main campus of Tel Aviv University, the Eretz Israel Museum, the Palmach Museum, and ANU- Museum of the Jewish People.
See also: History of Tel Aviv. Ramat Aviv was founded in 1950s following the great influx of immigrants from Eastern Europe. Golda Meir lived in the neighborhood from 1959 to 1978.[4]
Remains of a Samaritan synagogue were uncovered in Ramat Aviv and first reported in 1978 by archaeologist Haya Kaplan. The structure is dated to the early 7th century CE. The site yielded several mosaic inscriptions: one in Samaritan script naming two donors, and two in Greek — a donor inscription and a blessing on Israel and the house of worship.
In January 2011 it was published that remains of a building, believed to be 7,800–8,400 years old, were discovered in an archaeological excavation carried out in 8 Fichman Street in Ramat Aviv, by the Israel Antiquities Authority.[5] The findings attest to permanent habitation on the northern bank of the Yarkon River.[6]
