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1119:Ohel Moshe
1099:Montefiore
1038:Tel Baruch
1003:Ma'oz Aviv
993:HaMishtala
943:Ramat Aviv
923:Azorei Hen
480:References
438:paragraph.
432:gable roof
419:Ahad Ha'am
65:34°46′12″E
62:32°04′05″N
1266:HaArgazim
1249:Southeast
1225:Florentin
1194:Old Jaffa
1189:Neve Ofer
1164:Abu Kabir
1126:Old North
1079:HaRakevet
976:Northeast
911:Northwest
861:15 August
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766:15 August
735:15 August
704:15 August
661:15 August
621:15 August
560:15 August
534:15 August
409:Mohilever
378:graduate.
289:pavements
234:Florentin
226:Kalischer
190:Palestine
1306:Tel Haim
1256:Bitzaron
1199:Tzahalon
1094:Manshiya
1089:Lev HaIr
1033:Neve Dan
436:#History
428:pavement
359:and two
357:menorahs
312:Art Deco
308:eclectic
214:HaCarmel
196:Location
128:Tel Aviv
112:Nachalat
1271:HaTikva
1240:Shapira
1136:Shabazi
1057:Central
1043:Tzahala
1028:Revivim
787:Haaretz
411:Street.
320:Bauhaus
261:Zionist
248:History
206:Allenby
187:Ottoman
116:Nachlat
90:Country
1204:Yafo C
1131:Sarona
1048:Yisgav
424:podium
277:kurkar
273:dunams
216:, and
159:Hebrew
152:Hebrew
147:Nahala
132:Israel
118:, and
104:Hebrew
93:Israel
49:, 1927
1213:South
1169:Ajami
1069:Bavli
1064:Achva
918:Afeka
267:(see
1261:Ezra
863:2020
820:2020
794:2020
768:2020
737:2020
706:2020
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562:2020
536:2020
138:Name
185:in
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