Bavli

thumb|Shikun Bavli Bavli (), or Shikun Bavli, is a neighborhood in central Tel Aviv, Israel, named after the Babylonian Talmud, and bounded by Yarkon Park on the north, Ayalon highway to the east, Namir road to the west, and Park Tzameret to the south.

==History== Hazohar Street in the neighbourhood.|thumb Byzantine wine press in the neighbourhood.|thumb|left The Bereishit tower in the neighbourhood.|thumb A bear sculpture in the neighbourhood.|thumb Before the War of Independence, the land of the Bavel Housing project belonged to the Arab village of Al-Jammasin al-Gharbi. In 1948, the Tel Aviv municipality housed Jewish refugees from nearby battle zones in the village's houses, and over time, the built-up area of the village became the Givat Amal B neighbourhood. The land was transferred to the Israel Land Administration and the Tel Aviv municipality under the Absentees' Property Law. The Bavli neighbourhood was built on the village land starting in 1957 as a public housing project. Two blocks, with dozens of apartments, were constructed far from the Namir Road, on Bavel and Tosefta Streets. Without an entering bus line, the first residents had to walk through sand and mud to reach their homes. On 22 January 1956, the municipality decided to level and turn Herzog Street (then Yehuda HaMakabi) from Haifa Road to Bavli Street into a dirt road, and Bavli Street from Yehuda HaMakabi to Jerusalem Street. On 2 May 1956, the municipality decided to pave Bavel Street between Yerushalmi Street and Knesset HaGadol Street. On 30 December 1956, the municipality decided to pave the section of Bavli Street between Herzog Street (then Yehuda HaMakabi) and Yerushalmi Street. In 1958, the municipality approved the expansion of the neighbourhood towards Givat Amal. In mid-1959, the neighbourhood still had a small population, so there was no need for a polling station for elections, but one was still set up due to its distance from other areas.