Israel and Palestinian Authority, Holon - - Pictures
Holon, city in western Israel, located on the Plain of Sharon, near the Mediterranean Sea. Holon is a leading textile center and the home of a significant share of the world's remaining descendants of the Samaritans (an ancient religious group). The city contains a conservatory of music and a school of surveying. Holon was founded in the 1930s and grew rapidly after the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948. Population (1998 estimate) 162,896.
