 thumb|bat yam beach thumb| defenders square bat yam ( ) is a city located on israel's mediterranean sea coast, on the central coastal strip, just south of tel aviv. part of the gush dan metropolitan area, in the tel aviv district, the city is home to 130,000 people. ==history==  bat yam was established in 1926 as bayit vegan (; house and garden). during the 1929 palestine riots, the town was attacked by palestinian fighters from jaffa and was evacuated by british authorities.. in 1930, it was re-settled. in 1936, it was granted local council status. in 1937 it was renamed bat yam. by 1945, 2,000 jews were living in bat yam.government of palestine, village statistics, 1945, p52. according to the jewish national fund, in 1947 it had a population of 4,000. follow
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