Petah Tiqwa, city in central Israel, on the Plain of Sharon, near the Yarqon River and Tel Aviv-Yafo. The city is located in a region of citrus orchards, vineyards, and limestone quarries. Its varied industries include textile and paper milling, food canning, distilling, and the manufacture of chemicals, electrical equipment, machinery, metal and rubber products, furniture, asbestos cement, and pharmaceuticals.
A stone arch located within the city is dedicated to the philanthropist Edmond Baron de Rothschild, who gave support to the early settlement here. Nearby to the northeast is the site of Antipatris, the biblical Aphek, founded by the king of Judea, Herod the Great. Petah Tiqwa was founded in 1878 as the first modern Jewish agricultural settlement in Palestine. The name, which is also spelled Petah Tiqva or Petach Tikva, means “Gate of Hope” in Hebrew. Population (1998 estimate) 155,169.Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2001
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