Ramat Gan, city in west central Israel, located on the Plain of Sharon, near the Yarqon River. A garden suburb of Tel Aviv-Yafo and a vacation resort, Ramat Gan is also an industrial center with fruit-and-vegetable-canning plants and textile mills. Other manufactures include metal products, electrical equipment, furniture, and food products. Bar-Ilan University (1953), the Israel Diamond Exchange, and a large sports stadium are here. The city was founded in the early 1920s. During the Persian Gulf War in 1991, it was hit by Iraqi Scud missiles. Population (1998 estimate) 127,434.Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2001
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