Ramat Gan (Hebrew: רמת גן, pronounced [ʁaˈmat ˈɡan] ⓘ) is a city in the Tel Aviv District of Israel, located east of the municipality of Tel Aviv, and is part of the Gush Dan metropolitan area.

Ramat Gan was established by the Ir Ganim[2] association in 1921 as a satellite town of Tel Aviv.

[citation needed] The settlement was initially a moshava, a Zionist agricultural colony that grew wheat, barley and watermelons.

The city's population was greatly boosted by an influx of Iraqi Jews into Israel during Operation Ezra and Nehemiah.

[3] The Sheba Medical Center and the Israel Diamond Exchange are located in Ramat Gan.

Ramat Gan is located in the Gush Dan metropolitan area east of Tel Aviv.

[12] According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics, as of 2001, Ramat Gan's socioeconomic ranking stood at 8 out of 10.

[14] Ramat Gan's economy is dominated by the Diamond Exchange District in the northwest of the city, home to a large concentration of skyscrapers, including Moshe Aviv Tower (also known as City Gate), Israel's second tallest building at 235 metres (771 ft), the Israel Diamond Exchange (a world leader in diamonds), a large Sheraton hotel, and many high-tech businesses, among them Check Point Software Technologies and ArticlesBase.

Also located in the Diamond Exchange District is the State Bank of India's Israeli headquarters and the headquarters of Bank Mizrachi, whilst the embassies of Ghana, Kenya, Ivory Coast, Jordan, Eritrea, Norway, Belgium, the Netherlands, and the European Economic Community, are located in the area.

Located to the south of Ramat Gan is Hiriya, the largest waste transfer site in the Middle East.

Ramat Gan is also an important center for industry and manufacturing with major fruit and vegetable canning plants, textile mills, metal production plants, electrical manufacturers, furniture makers, and food producers based there.

The Sheba Medical Center, located in southeastern Ramat Gan and Tel HaShomer, is Israel's largest hospital.

The city has 32 medical centers run by health authorities and 10 child-care clinics operated by the municipality.

[24] The city is also served by Mayanei Hayeshua Medical Center, a Haredi hospital in nearby Bnei Brak.

Beitar Ramat Gan plays in the South A Division of Liga Bet (fourth tier league), whilst F.C.

In basketball, Ironi Ramat Gan plays in Ligat HaAl, the top division.