What Country Was Tel Aviv In?
Tel Aviv (Israel) lies within 13 different states on Chronica Maps' 39 historical border maps. The longest stretch is under Ottoman Empire, from 1600 to 1919. The earliest state recorded here is Achaemenid Empire (500 BC).
Who ruled Tel Aviv?
| Period (by border map) | Ruled by |
|---|---|
| 500 BC – 324 BC | Achaemenid Empire |
| 323 BC – 301 BC | Empire of Alexander |
| 300 BC – 201 BC | Kingdom of Antigonus |
| 200 BC – 2 BC | Ptolemaic Kingdom |
| 1 BC – AD 299 | Roman Empire |
| AD 300 – AD 399 | Rome (Diocletianus) |
| AD 400 – AD 699 | Eastern Roman Empire |
| AD 700 – AD 799 | Umayyad Caliphate |
| AD 800 – AD 999 | Abbasid Caliphate |
| 1000 – 1299 | Fatimid Caliphate |
| 1300 – 1599 | Mamluk Sultanate |
| 1600 – 1919 | Ottoman Empire |
| 1920 – 1944 | Mandatory Palestine (GB) |
| 1945 – today | Israel |
Tel AvivHistoric cities nearby
Battles and events within 200 km
- Battle of Yarmouk · AD 636
- Battle of Hattin · 1187
- Battle of Ain Jalut · 1260
Based on approximate historical borders; towns close to a frontier may be assigned to a neighbouring state.
Famous people from the region
| Lived | Person | |
|---|---|---|
| c. 4 BC – AD 30 | Jesus of Nazareth | Central figure of Christianity |
Last updated 9 November 2026. Sources: border data from historical-basemaps, land and rivers from Natural Earth; texts written for Chronica Maps from standard reference works. How we make the maps.