
Netanya is located in the central part of Israel, which is 30 kilometers north of Tel Aviv-Yafo, a cultural and commercial center in Israel. It boasts a pleasant climate and has a 14-km coastline with many well-known beaches on the Mediterranean Sea.
The city was initially built in 1929 and is 34.75 square kilometers. It had a population of 221,000 in 2019, ranking seventh in the country.
It is hailed as an innovative city with more than 300 emerging high-tech companies in the city and surrounding areas.
Netanya and Xiamen established a sister city relationship on Jan 18, 2022.

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China has decided to extend its visa waiver policy to ordinary passport holders from Canada and the United Kingdom starting from Feb 17.
Forty-one new port-of-entry duty-free shops have been established nationwide, with Xiamen Xiang'an International Airport, Xiamen Wutong Passenger Wharf, and Xiamen International Cruise Center included on the list.