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The title should be changed to 'Herzliya' with 1 'Y'. I don't know how to do that...

      Why? Road-signs in Israel read 'Herzliyya'. I know it looks funny, but still...

the correct transliteration of the hebrew הרצליה is 'Herzliyyāh' or 'Hertsliyyāh' (altho the latter isnt used, given the fact that 'Herzl' was a european spelling converted into hebrew). there are two 'Y's because the hebrew letter 'Yud' contains a dagesh -- in other words, it's doubled. hebrew pronunciation reflects this. the macron over the 'A' reflects a qamats (vowel indicator) and the final 'Heh', together representing a long vowel. this system of transliteration (with slight modifications made for simplicity) is commonly accepted amongst Semitic linguists and academics with respect to Hebrew, and resembles the one used to transliterate Arabic.

regarding street signs: israel is notorious for lack of consistency. i have seen signs that read 'herzlia', 'hertzliya', 'herzliya', 'herzliyya', and 'herzliyyah'. it's commonly been advocated that israeli civil servants agree upon a single transliteration system, but so far it's pretty much been up to each individual's discretion.

[edit] Sister City

I think Herzliyya has some sister cities, is anybody know which? and maybe can add to the article.--84.228.247.20 13:57, 30 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Factual errors

The following:
/ During the 1970s a large marina was built in Herzliya, as well as a small airport (code: HRZ), an old shopping district in Sokolov street (now in renovation – aka "The New Center of Herzliya"), two malls (Arena Mall and Shiv'at HaKokhavim Mall), movie theaters, museums, cultural centers, and an olympic stadium and target range. Herzliya also has professional basketball and soccer teams and is home to Israel's largest film studios, Ulpanei Herzliya (Herzliya's Studios) which are the studios of Reshet and the Children's Channel (the most popular channel for kids in Israel). /
Is incorrect. The marina was built in the 90s. Herzliya airport was built, as an airstrip, around the war of independence (1948) and actually was the base of the first Israeli fighter squadron (a mixture of the Czech version of the Bf109, and a few spitfires). The two malls were also built in the 90s (Arena, perhaps around 2000). I don't think the soccer field qualifies as an olympic athletic stadium -- though I may be wrong. I corrected some of this, but someone decided to undo the changes -- I'm posting here to avoid a needless version war.