Yarkon (or Yarqon) is a river in Israel, whose name gave birth to several other terms. It may refer to:
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Yarkon River
The Yarkon River, also Yarqon River or Jarkon River ( he, נחל הירקון, ''Nahal HaYarkon'', ar, نهر العوجا, ''Nahr al-Auja''), is a river in central Israel. The source of the Yarkon ("Greenish" in Hebrew) is at Tel Afek (Antip ...
, an Israeli river which originates at Tel Afek, north of Petah Tikva
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Yarqon bleak, a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae, found only in Israel
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Yarkon Cemetery, the main cemetery for the
Tel Aviv Metropolitan Area
Gush Dan ( he, גּוּשׁ דָּן, ''lit.'' "Dan bloc") or Tel Aviv metropolitan area ( he, מֶטְרוֹפּוֹלִין תֵּל אָבִיב) is a conurbation in Israel, located along the country's Mediterranean coastline. There is no sing ...
since 1991 located within the
Petah Tikva
Petah Tikva ( he, פֶּתַח תִּקְוָה, , ), also known as ''Em HaMoshavot'' (), is a city in the Central District (Israel), Central District of Israel, east of Tel Aviv. It was founded in 1878, mainly by Haredi Judaism, Haredi Jews of ...
city limits
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Yarkon Park, a large
urban park in
Tel Aviv, Israel
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Yarkon Sports Complex, a sports complex located in the Baptist Village in Petah Tikva
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HaYarkon Street
HaYarkon Street is a major street which runs roughly parallel with the coastline in Tel Aviv, Israel, carrying traffic north and south.
The Opera Tower on HaYarkon Street replaces a building from 1945 that housed the Kessem Cinema. In 1948, it b ...
, a major street in Tel Aviv
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Yarkona
Yarkona ( he, יַרְקוֹנָה) is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Sharon plain near Hod HaSharon and Petah Tikva, it falls under the jurisdiction of Drom HaSharon Regional Council. In it had a population of .
History
The moshav ...
, a moshav in central Israel, named after the river
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