Ramat HaHayal (Template:Hebrew, lit. Soldier Height) is a northeastern neighborhood of Tel Aviv, Israel. Many Israeli high-tech companies, among them Nisko, BMC Software and Comverse Technology are located there.[1] IBM maintains a research and development facility in Ramat Hahayal.[2]
The neighborhood was established following the 1948 Arab–Israeli War and was named after Israeli soldiers that died or were paralyzed during the war.[citation needed]
In 2002, a monument dedicated to the Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg was erected at the intersection of Raoul Wallenberg and HaBarzel streets in Ramat HaHayal.[3]
Assouta Medical Center, Israel's largest private medical provider, moved from central Tel Aviv to a new compound in Ramat HaHayal. The upscale facility, with 16 operating rooms, is located on HaBarzel Street.[4]
In February 1997, archaeological excavations carried out at Ramat HaHayal found two wall foundations with abutting floor fragments, a pit, and ceramic and glass shards from the 8th–9th centuries BCE. A burial cave of the intermediate Bronze Age was cut into soft Kurkar stone, and several intact vessels were discovered belonging to the known types from the Yarkon River area.[5]