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Amaziah of Judah
Amaziah of Judah, Amasias (DRB), and Amatzia (Hebrew name אֲמַצְיָה, meaning "the strength of the Lord," "strengthened by Jehovah," or "Yahweh is mighty") was the king of Judah, the son and successor of Joash. His mother was Jehoaddan (renedered "Joadan" in the Douay-Rheims and some other translations) (2 Kings 14:1-4). He took the throne at the age of 25 (2 Chronicles 25:1). He reigned for 29 years (2 Kings 14:2) from 797/796 to 768/767 BC.
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Aram, son of Shem
According to the Table of Nations in Genesis 10 of the Hebrew Bible, Aram (אֲרָם or ʾĂrām) was a son of Shem, and the father of Uz, Hul, Gether and Mash.
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David
David () was the second king of the united Kingdom of Israel according to the Hebrew Bible. He is depicted as a righteous king, although not without fault, as well as an acclaimed warrior, musician and poet, traditionally credited for composing many of the psalms contained in the Book of Psalms.
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Meir Yitzhak Halevi
Meir Yitzhak Halevi (, born 1953) is an Israeli politician who currently serves as mayor of Eilat.
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Nabataeans
The Nabateans ( / ALA-LC: ; Hebrew: נְבָיוֹת / Nevayōt) were an ancient Semitic people of southern Jordan, Canaan and the northern part of Arabia, whose oasis settlements in the time of Josephus (AD 37 – c. 100), gave the name of Nabatene to the borderland between Syria and Arabia, from the Euphrates to the Red Sea. Their loosely-controlled trading network, which centered on strings of oases that they controlled, where agriculture was intensively practiced in limited areas, and on the routes that linked them, had no securely defined boundaries in the surrounding desert. Trajan conquered the Nabatean kingdom, annexing it to the Roman Empire, where their individual culture, easily identified by their characteristic finely-potted painted ceramics, became dispersed in the general Greco-Roman culture and was eventually lost.
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Shahar Zubari
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Solomon
Solomon (, Sulaymān; ; Solomōn; ) was, according to the Hebrew Bible, a King of Israel. The biblical accounts identify Solomon as the son of David. He is also called Jedidiah in 2 Samuel 12:25, and is described as the third king of the United Monarchy, and the final king before the northern Kingdom of Israel and the southern Kingdom of Judah split; following the split his patrilineal descendants ruled over Judah alone.
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Yitzhak Rabin
() (1 March 1922 – 4 November 1995) was an Israeli politician and general. He was the fifth Prime Minister of Israel, serving two terms in office, 1974–1977 and 1992 until his assassination in 1995. In 1994, Rabin won the Nobel Peace Prize together with Shimon Peres and Yasser Arafat. He was assassinated by right-wing Israeli radical Yigal Amir, who was opposed to Rabin's signing of the Oslo Accords. Rabin was the first native-born prime minister of Israel, the only prime minister to be assassinated and the second to die in office after Levi Eshkol.
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Aqaba
:For the town in the West Bank, see Aqabah, West Bank.
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Aqaba, Jordan
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Arabah
The Arabah (, HaArava; , '), also known as Aravah''', is a section of the Great Rift Valley lying between the Dead Sea in the north and the Gulf of Aqaba in the south. It includes nearly half of the border between Israel to the west and Jordan to the east.
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Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic (, ), is the second largest country in South America, constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires. It is the eighth-largest country in the world by land area and the largest among Spanish-speaking nations, though Mexico, Colombia and Spain are more populous.
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Arica, Chile
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Beersheba
Beersheba (, ''Be'er Sheva; ; ; , ''; ) is the largest city in the Negev desert of southern Israel. Often referred to as the "Capital of the Negev", it is the seventh-largest city in Israel with a population of 187,200.
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Benidorm
Benidorm (Valencian , Spanish ) is a coastal town and municipality located in the comarca of Marina Baixa, in the province of Alicante, Valencian community, Spain, by the western Mediterranean.
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Bulgaria
Bulgaria ( , Balgariya, ), officially the Republic of Bulgaria (, Republika Balgariya, ), is a country in Southern Europe. Bulgaria borders five other countries: Romania to the north (mostly along the Danube), Serbia and the Republic of Macedonia to the west, and Greece and Turkey to the south. The Black Sea defines the extent of the country to the east.
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Canada
Canada () is a country in North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean. It is the world's second largest country by total area. Canada's common border with the United States to the south and northwest is the longest in the world.
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Chile
Chile (, in English often pronounced //,), officially the Republic of Chile ( ), is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far south. With Ecuador, it is one of two countries in South America which do not border Brazil. The Pacific coastline of Chile is 6,435 kilometres (4000 mi). Chilean territory includes the Pacific islands of Juan Fernández, Salas y Gómez, Desventuradas and Easter Island. Chile also claims about of Antarctica, although all claims are suspended under the Antarctic Treaty.
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Durban
Durban (, from itheku meaning 'bay') is the largest city in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal and the third largest city in the country, forming part of the eThekwini metropolitan municipality. Durban is famous as the busiest port in South Africa and is also a major centre of tourism because of the city's warm subtropical climate and extensive beaches. The city has a population of almost 3.5 million, making Durban the biggest city on the east coast of the African continent. Its land area of is comparatively larger than other South African cities, resulting in a somewhat lower population density of .
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Egypt
Egypt (; , Miṣr, ; Egyptian Arabic: مصر, Maṣr, ; Coptic: , ; Greek: Αίγυπτος, Aiguptos; Egyptian:
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Eilat bakery bombing
The Eilat bakery bombing occurred on 29 January 2007 when a Palestinian suicide bomber from the Gaza Strip infiltrated the northern suburbs of Eilat, Israel. Upon seeing the police approaching, he ducked into a neighbourhood bakery and detonated his bomb, killing the three men employed there - all Jewish civilians (two Israeli, one Peruvian).
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Ethiopia
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Ezion-Geber
Ezion-Geber or Asiongaber (Classical Hebrew: עֶצְיֹן גֶּבֶר, pronounced "Etzyón-Gaver") was a city of Idumea, a biblical seaport on the northern extremity of the Gulf of Aqaba, in the area of modern Aqaba and Eilat.
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France
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Germany
Germany (), officially the Federal Republic of Germany (, ), is a country in Western Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands. The territory of Germany covers 357.021 km2 and is influenced by a temperate seasonal climate. With 81.8 million inhabitants, it is the most populous member state of the European Union, and home to the third-largest number of international migrants worldwide.
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Greece
Greece (; , Elláda, ; , Hellás, ), also known as Hellas and officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία, Ellīnikī́ Dīmokratía, ), is a country in southeastern Europe. Situated on the southern end of the Balkan Peninsula, Greece has land borders with Albania, the Republic of Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to the east. The Aegean Sea lies to the east of mainland Greece, the Ionian Sea to the west, and the Mediterranean Sea to the south. Greece has the tenth longest coastline in the world at in length, featuring a vast number of islands (approximately 1400, of which 227 are inhabited), including Crete, the Dodecanese, the Cyclades, and the Ionian Islands among others. Eighty percent of Greece consists of mountains, of which Mount Olympus is the highest at .
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Gulf of Aqaba
The Gulf of Aqaba (; transliterated: Khalyj al-'Aqabah) is a large gulf of the Red Sea. In Israel and pre twentieth-century sources it is often named the Gulf of Eilat (Hebrew: מפרץ אילת, transliterated: Mifratz Eilat).
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Gulf of Aquaba
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Gulf of Eilat
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Hungary
Hungary ( ), officially the Republic of Hungary (Magyar Köztársaság ), is a landlocked country in the Carpathian Basin in Central Europe, bordered by Austria, Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, and Slovenia. Its capital is Budapest. Hungary is a member of the European Union, NATO, the OECD, the Visegrád Group, and is a Schengen state. The official language is Hungarian, the most widely spoken non-Indo-European language in Europe, being part of the Finno-Ugric family.
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ICAO
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Israel
Israel (, ''Yisrā'el; , Isrā'īl), officially the State of Israel (Hebrew: , Medīnat Yisrā'el; , Dawlat Isrā'īl''), is a parliamentary republic in the Middle East located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan and the West Bank in the east, Egypt and Gaza on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area. Israel is the world's only predominantly Jewish state, and is defined as A Jewish and Democratic State by the Israeli government.
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Jerusalem
Jerusalem ( , ; Arabic: , al-Quds Sharif, "The Holy Sanctuary") is the capital of Israel, though not internationally recognized as such. If the area and population of East Jerusalem is included, it is Israel's largest city in both population and area, with a population of 763,800 residents over an area of . Located in the Judean Mountains, between the Mediterranean Sea and the northern edge of the Dead Sea, modern Jerusalem has grown far beyond the boundaries of the Old City.
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Jordan
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Kampen (Overijssel)
is a municipality, a city and an old Hanseatic city at the lower reaches of the river IJssel in the Dutch province of Overijssel.
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Kings City
Kings City is a biblical theme park in Eilat, Israel, which was inaugurated in June 2005. It required an investment of about USD 40 million. It is owned by "Africa Israel", "Elran d.d. Real Estate ltd" and a Swiss investor.
http://wn.com/Kings_City
Los Angeles
Los Angeles ( ; , Spanish for "The Angels") is the second most populous city in the United States, the most populous city in the state of California and the western United States, with a population of 3.83 million within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Los Angeles extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of over 14.8 million and it is the 14th largest urban area in the world, affording it megacity status. The metropolitan statistical area (MSA) is home to nearly 12.9 million residents while the broader Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside combined statistical area (CSA) contains nearly 17.8 million people. Los Angeles is also the seat of Los Angeles County, the most populated and one of the most multicultural counties in the United States. The city's inhabitants are referred to as "Angelenos" ().
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Mecca
Mecca (), also spelled Makkah (occasionally 'Bakkah') (; Makkah and in full: transliterated Makkah Al Mukarramah ) is a city in Saudi Arabia, and the holiest meeting site in Islam, closely followed by Medina.
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Negev
The Negev (also Negeb; , Tiberian vocalization: , ) is a desert and semidesert region of southern Israel. The Arabs, including the native Bedouin population of the region refer to the desert as al-Naqab (). The origin of the word Negev is from the Hebrew root denoting 'dry'. In the Bible the word Negev is also used for the direction 'south'.
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Netherlands
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port of Eilat
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Rephidim
Rephidim was one of the places (or "stations") visited by the Israelites during their exodus from Egypt.
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Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (), commonly known as Saudi Arabia, occasionally spelled '''Sa'udi Arabia''', is the largest Arab country of the Middle East. It is bordered by Jordan and Iraq on the north and northeast, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates on the east, Oman on the southeast, and Yemen on the south. The Persian Gulf lies to the northeast and the Red Sea to its west. It has an estimated population of 28 million, and its size is approximately . The kingdom is sometimes called "The Land of the Two Holy Mosques" in reference to Mecca and Medina, the two holiest places in Islam. The two mosques are Masjid al-Haram (in Mecca) and Masjid Al-Nabawi (in Medina). The current kingdom was founded by Abdul-Aziz bin Saud, whose efforts began in 1902 when he captured the Al-Saud’s ancestral home of Riyadh, and culminated in 1932 with the proclamation and recognition of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, though its national origins go back as far as 1744 with the establishment of the First Saudi State. Saudi Arabia's government takes the form of an Islamic absolute monarchy. Human rights groups such as Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have repeatedly expressed concern about the state of human rights in Saudi Arabia.
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Slovakia
The Slovak Republic (short form: Slovakia ; Slovak:, long form ) is a state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is a landlocked country bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south. The largest city is the capital, Bratislava, and the second largest is Košice. Slovakia is a member state of the European Union, NATO, United Nations, OECD and WTO among others. The official language is Slovak, a member of the Slavic language family.
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Smolyan
Smolyan () is a town and ski resort in the very south of Bulgaria, the administrative center of Smolyan Province. It is situated in the valley of the Cherna ("Black") and the Byala ("White") Rivers in the central Rhodopes at the foot of the mountains' highest part south of the popular ski resorts Pamporovo and Chepelare.
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Sopron
Sopron (; , , Latin: Scarbantia) is a city in Hungary on the Austrian border, near the Lake Neusiedl/Lake Fertő.
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South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country located at the southern tip of Africa, with a coastline on the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. To the north lie Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe; to the east are Mozambique and Swaziland; while Lesotho is an independent country wholly surrounded by South African territory.
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Spain
Spain ( ; , ), officially the Kingdom of Spain (), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Its mainland is bordered to the south and east by the Mediterranean Sea except for a small land boundary with the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar; to the north by France, Andorra, and the Bay of Biscay; and to the northwest and west by the Atlantic Ocean and Portugal.
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Straits of Tiran
The Straits of Tiran (Arabic: مضيق تيران, Hebrew: מיצרי טיראן), are the narrow sea passages, about 13 km (8 miles) wide, between the Sinai and Arabian peninsulas which separate the Gulf of Aqaba from the Red Sea. It is named after Tiran Island located at its inflow, on which the Multinational Force and Observers has an observation post to monitor the compliance of Egypt in maintaining freedom of navigation of the straits as provided under the Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty.
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Suez Canal
The Suez Canal is an artificial sea-level waterway in Egypt, connecting the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea. Opened in November 1869, it allows water transportation between Europe and Asia without navigating around Africa. The northern terminus is Port Said and the southern terminus is Port Tawfik at the city of Suez. Ismailia lies on its west bank, north of the half-way point.
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Taba Border Crossing
The Taba Border Crossing (, ) is an international border crossing between Taba, Egypt, and Eilat, Israel. Opened on April 26, 1982 it is currently the only entry/exit point between the two countries that handles tourists. The site is at the bottom of Mount Tallul and was close to Raffi Nelson's Nelson Village and the Sonesta Hotel which both closed due to the handing over of the Sinai to Egyptian control in exchange for normalization of relations. Under terms of the deal, Israelis would be able to visit the Red Sea coast from Taba to Sharm el-Sheikh (and St. Catherine's Monastery) visa free for visits up to fourteen days. In 1999, the terminal handled a record amount of 1,038,828 tourists and 89,422 vehicles.
http://wn.com/Taba_Border_Crossing
Taba, Egypt
Taba () is a small Egyptian town near the northern tip of the Gulf of Aqaba. Taba is the location of Egypt's busiest border crossing with neighboring Israel. Little more than a bus depot and a luxury hotel (complete with casino), Taba is a frequent vacation spot for Egyptians and tourists, especially those from Israel on their way to others destinations in Egypt or as a weekend getaway. It is the northernmost resort of Egypt's Red Sea Riviera.
http://wn.com/Taba_Egypt
Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv-Yafo (Hebrew: , lit. "Spring Hill"-Jaffa; , ''Tall 'Abib''), usually referred to as Tel Aviv, is the second-largest city in Israel, with an estimated population of 393,900. The city is situated on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline, with a land area of . It is the largest and most populous city in the metropolitan area of Gush Dan, home to 3.2 million people as of 2008. The city is governed by the Tel Aviv-Yafo municipality, headed by Ron Huldai. Residents of Tel Aviv are called Tel Avivians.
http://wn.com/Tel_Aviv
Thebes, Egypt
Thebes (, Thēbai, , Ṭībah) is the Greek name for a city in Ancient Egypt located about 800 km south of the Mediterranean, on the east bank of the river Nile (). It was inhabited beginning in around 3200 BC. It was the eponymous capital of Waset, the fourth Upper Egyptian nome. Waset was the capital of Egypt during part of the 11th Dynasty (Middle Kingdom) and most of the 18th Dynasty (New Kingdom), when Hatshepsut built a Red Sea fleet to facilitate trade between Thebes Red Sea port of Elim, modern Quasir, and Elat at the head of the Gulf of Aqaba. Traders bought frankincense, myrrh, bitumen, natron, fine woven linen, juniper oil and copper amulets for the mortuary industry at Karnak with Nubian gold. With the 19th Dynasty the seat of government moved to the Delta. The archaeological remains of Thebes offer a striking testimony to Egyptian civilization at its height. The Greek poet Homer extolled the wealth of Thebes in the Iliad, Book 9 (c. 8th Century BC): "... in Egyptian Thebes the heaps of precious ingots gleam, the hundred-gated Thebes."
http://wn.com/Thebes_Egypt
Timna valley
The Timna Valley is located in southern Israel in the southwestern Arabah, approximately 30 km (18.6 mi) north of the Gulf of Aqaba and the town of Eilat. The area is rich in copper ore, and has been actively mined by humans since the 6th millennium BCE.
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Timna Valley Park
Timna Valley Park is a national park in the Negev desert of Israel and home to the world's oldest copper mines. It is located in the southwestern Arabah, approximately 25 km north of Eilat, at the southern tip of Israel. The park is noted for its natural sandstone formations, including King Solomon’s Pillars, the “Mushroom,” and the “Arches." The copper mines are at least 6,000 years old and were worked almost continuously by the Egyptians, Midianites, Romans, Nabateans, and Umayyads, among others. Ancient mine shafts and rock carvings, a temple dedicated to the Egyptian goddess Hathor, and a replica of the biblical Tabernacle are some of the sites the national park offers to its visitors, in addition to its natural archaeological formations. Timna Lake, created by the Jewish National Fund within the park, provides many family activities for tourists, as well as shopping and dining. The remains of the mines were discovered at the end of the 19th century, but scientific and public interest were minimal until the 1930’s, when American archaeologist Nelson Glueck theorized that the mines were connected to King Solomon. Excavations from 1959 to 1990 allowed archaeologists to reconstruct the history of the copper mines from 4,000 BCE to the Middle Ages.
http://wn.com/Timna_Valley_Park
Toronto
Toronto (, colloquially or ) is the largest city in Canada and the provincial capital of Ontario. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. With over 2.5 million residents, it is the fifth most populous municipality in North America. Toronto is at the heart of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), and is part of a densely populated region in Southern Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe, which is home to over 8.1 million residents—approximately 25% of Canada's population. The census metropolitan area (CMA) had a population of 5,113,149, and the Greater Toronto Area had a population of 5,555,912 in the 2006 Census.
http://wn.com/Toronto
United States
The United States of America (also referred to as the United States, the U.S., the USA, or America) is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its forty-eight contiguous states and Washington, D.C., the capital district, lie between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, bordered by Canada to the north and Mexico to the south. The state of Alaska is in the northwest of the continent, with Canada to the east and Russia to the west across the Bering Strait. The state of Hawaii is an archipelago in the mid-Pacific. The country also possesses several territories in the Caribbean and Pacific.
http://wn.com/United_States
Ushuaia
Ushuaia (, ) is the capital of the Argentine province of Tierra del Fuego. It is commonly regarded as the southernmost city in the world. Ushuaia is located in a wide bay on the southern coast of the island of Tierra del Fuego, bounded on the north by the Martial mountain range and on the south by the Beagle Channel. Its population is estimated today at about 64,000. It is the only municipality in the Department of Ushuaia, which has an area of .
http://wn.com/Ushuaia
Wadi Araba Crossing
The Wadi Araba Border Crossing (, ) is an international border crossing between Aqaba, Jordan and Eilat, Israel. Opened on August 8, 1994, it is currently one of three entry/exit points between the two countries that handles tourists. Some 85,172 Jordanian workers coming to work in southern Israel crossed into Israel through the Yitzhak Rabin crossing, as opposed to 81,016 in 2006, marking a 5.8 percent increase.[http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/944569.html]
http://wn.com/Wadi_Araba_Crossing
Yotvata Airfield
Yotvata Airfield is a small desert airfield in south Israel 40 km north of Eilat adjacent to Kibbutz Yotvata.
http://wn.com/Yotvata_Airfield

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Egypt-Israel border. Looking north from the Eilat Mountains. In 1967, Egypt reinforced its military presence in Sinai, renewed the blockade of Eilat, and on May 16 ordered the UNEF out of Sinai with immediate effect.

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Egypt-Israel border. Looking north from the Eilat Mountains. In 1967, Egypt reinforced its military presence in Sinai, renewed the blockade of Eilat, and on May 16 ordered the UNEF out of Sinai with immediate effect.

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Israeli soldiers carry a body passed an overturned bus at the scene of a crash near the southern Israeli resort city of Eilat, Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2008. At least 22 people were killed and dozens of others seriously injured when a bus of Russian tourists overturned Tuesday near the popular Israeli Red Sea resort town of Eilat, rescue services

Eilat

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Eilat

While aboard the Eilat-class corvette INS Lavhav (SAAR 502), Commander in Chief, Israeli Navy Vice Adm. Eli Marum, left, and Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Gary Roughead receive a tour aboard the Eilat-class corvette INS Lavhav (SAAR 502).

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While aboard the Eilat-class corvette INS Lavhav (SAAR 502), Commander in Chief, Israeli Navy Vice Adm. Eli Marum, left, and Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Gary Roughead receive a tour aboard the Eilat-class corvette INS Lavhav (SAAR 502).

4X-ACT C-46 Commando operated by El-Al in Eilat Airport (Israel) (~1952)

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4X-ACT C-46 Commando operated by El-Al in Eilat Airport (Israel) (~1952)

In this Jan. 30, 2007 file photo a general view of the Red Sea resort city of Eilat is seen, in southern Israel, on the border with Egypt. On Monday, Aug. 2, 2010 a series of explosions were heard in Eliat, a popular tourist destination

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In this Jan. 30, 2007 file photo a general view of the Red Sea resort city of Eilat is seen, in southern Israel, on the border with Egypt. On Monday, Aug. 2, 2010 a series of explosions were heard in Eliat, a popular tourist destination

Israeli police officers and sappers operate at the scene of a suicide bombing next to a bakery in Eilat, southern Israel, Monday, Jan. 29, 2007. A Palestinian suicide bomber attacked a bakery in Eilat on Monday, killing himself and three people, police s

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Israeli police officers and sappers operate at the scene of a suicide bombing next to a bakery in Eilat, southern Israel, Monday, Jan. 29, 2007. A Palestinian suicide bomber attacked a bakery in Eilat on Monday, killing himself and three people, police s

Eilot (Hebrew: אֵילוֹת‎‎) is the southernmost kibbutz in Israel, located in the Arabah valley, near the border with Jordan and less than a kilometer north of Eilat and just over 3 kilometers north of the Red Sea.

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Eilot (Hebrew: אֵילוֹת‎‎) is the southernmost kibbutz in Israel, located in the Arabah valley, near the border with Jordan and less than a kilometer north of Eilat and just over 3 kilometers north of the Red Sea.

Sailors aboard the Eilat-class corvette INS Lavhav (SAAR 502) perform line-handling duties as the ship moors pierside Naval Base Haifa.

photo: US Navy / Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kevin S. O'Brien

Sailors aboard the Eilat-class corvette INS Lavhav (SAAR 502) perform line-handling duties as the ship moors pierside Naval Base Haifa.

Sailors aboard the Eilat-class corvette INS Lavhav (SAAR 502) perform line-handling duties as the ship moors pierside Naval Base Haifa.

photo: US Navy / Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kevin S. O'Brien

Sailors aboard the Eilat-class corvette INS Lavhav (SAAR 502) perform line-handling duties as the ship moors pierside Naval Base Haifa.

Campus of the Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research, which is the epicenter of Israeli solar research.

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Campus of the Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research, which is the epicenter of Israeli solar research.

Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) the Honorable Dr. Donald C. Winter receives a tour of the Eilat-class corvette INS Lavhav (SAAR 502).

photo: US Navy / Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kevin S. O'Brien

Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) the Honorable Dr. Donald C. Winter receives a tour of the Eilat-class corvette INS Lavhav (SAAR 502).

Debarking the Eilat-class corvette INS Lavhav (SAAR 502), Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), Adm. Gary Roughead salutes members of the Israel Navy.

photo: US Navy / Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Tiffini M. Jones

Debarking the Eilat-class corvette INS Lavhav (SAAR 502), Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), Adm. Gary Roughead salutes members of the Israel Navy.

Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Gary Roughead signs the guest book while aboard the Eilat-class corvette INS Lavhav (SAAR 502).

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Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Gary Roughead signs the guest book while aboard the Eilat-class corvette INS Lavhav (SAAR 502).

Northern rim of Makhtesh Ramon on the road between Beersheba and Eilat. In 1950, the Black Goat Law was installed to prevent land erosion, prohibiting the grazing of goats outside one's recognized land holdings

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Northern rim of Makhtesh Ramon on the road between Beersheba and Eilat. In 1950, the Black Goat Law was installed to prevent land erosion, prohibiting the grazing of goats outside one's recognized land holdings

Sailors of the Israeli Navy stand at attention as Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), Adm. Gary Roughead prepares to debark the Eilat-class corvette INS Lavhav (SAAR 502).

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Sailors of the Israeli Navy stand at attention as Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), Adm. Gary Roughead prepares to debark the Eilat-class corvette INS Lavhav (SAAR 502).

Sailors from the Israel Navy render honors to Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Gary Roughead prior to getting underway with Eilat-class corvette INS Lavhav (SAAR 502).

photo: US Navy / Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Tiffini M. Jones

Sailors from the Israel Navy render honors to Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Gary Roughead prior to getting underway with Eilat-class corvette INS Lavhav (SAAR 502).

Sailors from the Israeli Navy render honors to Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) the Honorable Dr. Donald C. Winter prior to getting underway with Eilat-class corvette INS Lavhav (SAAR 502).

photo: US Navy / Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kevin S. O'Brien

Sailors from the Israeli Navy render honors to Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) the Honorable Dr. Donald C. Winter prior to getting underway with Eilat-class corvette INS Lavhav (SAAR 502).

Sailors from the Israeli Navy render honors to Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) the Honorable Dr. Donald C. Winter prior to getting underway with Eilat-class corvette INS Lavhav (SAAR 502).

photo: US Navy / Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kevin S. O'Brien

Sailors from the Israeli Navy render honors to Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) the Honorable Dr. Donald C. Winter prior to getting underway with Eilat-class corvette INS Lavhav (SAAR 502).

Israeli police officers stop the traffic at a road block formed by security forces on roads leading to the sites of several attacks in the Arava desert, near the southern Israeli town of Eilat, Thursday, Aug. 18, 2011.

photo: AP / Oded Balilty

Israeli police officers stop the traffic at a road block formed by security forces on roads leading to the sites of several attacks in the Arava desert, near the southern Israeli town of Eilat, Thursday, Aug. 18, 2011.

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Eilat

{{Infobox Israel municipality |name=Eilat |image=Coat_of_arms_of_Eilat.png |caption= |imgsize=70 |image3=Eilat2.jpg |imgsize3=300 |caption3= |hebname= |arname=ايلات |meaning= |founded=1951 |type=city |typefrom=1959 |stdHeb= |altOffSp= |altUnoSp= |district=south |Nickname(s)=Israeli Ibiza |population=46,600 the city is part of the Southern Negev Desert, at the southern end of the Arava. The city is adjacent to the Egyptian village of Taba to the south, the Jordanian port city of Aqaba to the east, and within sight of Saudi Arabia to the south-east, across the gulf. Eilat's arid desert climate is moderated by proximity to a warm sea. Temperatures often exceed in summer, and in winter, while water temperatures range between . The city's beaches, nightlife and desert landscapes make it a popular destination for domestic and international tourism.

Geography

pillars]] The geology and landscape are varied: igneous and metamorphic rocks, sandstone and limestone; mountains up to above sea level; broad valleys such as the Arava, and seashore on the Gulf of Eilat. With an annual average rainfall of and summer temperatures of and higher, water resources and vegetation are limited. "The main elements that influenced the region's history were the copper resources and other minerals, the ancient international roads that crossed the area, and its geopolitical and strategic position. These resulted in a settlement density that defies the environmental conditions."

History

Antiquity

The original settlement was probably at the northern tip of the Gulf of Eilat. Archaeological excavations uncovered impressive prehistoric tombs dating to the 7th millennium BC at the western edge of Eilat, while nearby copper workings and mining operations at Timna Valley are the oldest on earth. Ancient Egyptian records also document the extensive and lucrative mining operations and trade across the Red Sea with Egypt starting as early as the Fourth dynasty of Egypt. Eilat is mentioned in antiquity as a major trading partner with Elim, Thebes' Red Sea Port, as early as the Twelfth dynasty of Egypt. Trade between Elim and Eilat furnished Frankincense and Myrrh, brought up from Ethiopia and Punt; Bitumen and Natron, from the Dead Sea; finely woven Linen, from Byblos; and copper amulets, from Timnah; all mentioned in the Periplus of the Erythraean Sea. In antiquity Eilat bordered the states of Edom, Midian and the tribal territory of the Rephidim, the indigenous inhabitants of the Sinai.

Israelite period

Eilat is first mentioned in the Hebrew Bible in the Book of Exodus. The first six stations of the Exodus are in Egypt. The 7th is the crossing of the Red Sea and the 9th-13th are in and around Eilat, after the exodus from Egypt and crossing the Red Sea. Station 12 refers to a dozen campsites in and around Timna in Modern Israel near Eilat. When King David conquered Edom , which up to then had been a common border of Edom and Midian, he took over Eilat, the border city shared by them as well. The commercial port city and copper based industrial center were maintained by Egypt until reportedly rebuilt by Solomon at a location known as Ezion-Geber (I Kings 9:26). In 2 Kings 14:21-22: "And all the people of Judah took Azariah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in the room of his father Amaziah. He built Elath, and restored it to Judah, after that the king slept among his fathers." And again in 2 Kings 16:6: "At that time Rezin king of Aram recovered Elath to Aram, and drove the Jews from Elath; and the Edomites came to Elath, and dwelt there, unto this day".

Roman and Muslim periods

During the Roman period a road was built to link the area with the Nabataean city of Petra (modern-day Jordan). The remains of a large copper smelting and trading community which flourished during the Ummayad Period (700-900 CE) were also found between what is now Eilat's industrial zone and nearby Kibbutz Eilot. The Darb el Hajj or "Pilgrim's Road", from Africa through Egypt to Mecca, passed out of Sinai from the west at Eilat before skirting the sea and continuing south into Arabia.

After the establishment of the State of Israel

The area was designated as part of the Jewish state in the 1947 UN Partition Plan. The British police post and collection of mudbrick buildings, called Umm Rashrash in Arabic, was taken without a fight on March 10, 1949, as part of Operation Uvda in which both the Negev and Golani Brigades participated. Having no Israeli flag with them, Negev Brigade soldiers improvised and raised the "Ink Flag" to establish Israel's claim over the area.

The Timna Copper Mines near Timna valley were opened, a port was constructed, the Eilat Ashkelon Pipeline laid, and tourism began. Construction of the city and the Port of Eilat began shortly after the end of the war. The port became vital to the fledgling country's development. After the 1948 Arab–Israeli War Arab countries maintained a state of hostility with Israel, blocking all land routes; Israel's access to and trade with the rest of the world was by air and sea alone. Further, Egypt denied passage through the Suez Canal to Israeli-registered ships or to any ship carrying cargo to or from Israeli ports. This made Eilat and its sea port crucial to Israel's communications, commerce and trade with Africa and Asia, and for oil imports. Without recourse to a port on the Red Sea Israel would have been unable to develop its diplomatic, cultural and trade ties beyond the Mediterranean basin and Europe. This happened in 1956 and again in 1967, when Egypt's closure of the Straits of Tiran to Israeli shipping effectively blockaded the port of Eilat. In 1956, this led to Israel's participation alongside the U.K. and France in the war against Egypt sparked by the Suez Crisis, while in 1967 it was cited by Israel as an additional casus belli leading to the outbreak of the Six-Day War. Following peace treaties signed with Egypt in 1979 and Jordan in 1994, Eilat's borders with its neighbors were finally opened.

Climate

Eilat has a Desert climate with hot, dry summers and warm and almost rainless winters (BWh in Köppen climate classification). Winters are usually between to . Summers are usually between to .

Demographics

In 2007, over 200 Sudanese refugees from Egypt who arrived in Israel illegally on foot were given work and allowed to stay in Eilat. Eilat's population includes a large number of foreign workers, estimated at over 10,000 (about 30% of the city's population) working as caregivers, hotel workers and in the construction trades.

Education

The educational system of Eilat accommodates more than 9,000 youngsters in eight day-care centers, 67 pre-kindergartens and kindergartens, 10 elementary schools, and four high schools. Ben Gurion University of the Negev maintains a campus in Eilat. The Eilat branch has 1,100 students, about 75 percent from outside the city. In 2010, a new student dormitory was funded and built by the Jewish Federation of Toronto, the Rashi Foundation, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and the municipality of Eilat. The Eilat Field School on the outskirts of Eilat offers special hiking tours that focus on desert ecology, the Red Sea, bird migration and other aspects of Eilat's flora and fauna.

Healthcare

Yoseftal Hospital, established in 1968, now part of the Yoseftal Medical Center, is Israel’s southernmost hospital. Special services geared to the Red Sea region are a hyperbaric chamber to treat victims of diving accidents and kidney dialysis facilities open to vacationing tourists.

Transportation

Eilat is connected to the rest of Israel and internationally by air, road and sea. Eilat Airport is located in the city centre and is used largely for domestic flights (IATA: ETH, ICAO: LLET). International flights often use Ovda International Airport some northwest of the city (IATA: VDA, ICAO: LLOV).

Eilat has two main roads connecting it with the center of Israel.

Egged, the national bus company, provides regular service to points north on an almost hourly basis as well as in-city on a half-hourly basis during daylight hours.

There are two main border crossings: the Taba Border Crossing to Taba, Egypt and Wadi Araba Crossing to Aqaba, Jordan, re-named the Yitzhak Rabin Border Crossing on the Israeli side. The Port of Eilat and Eilat Marina allow travel by sea. Near-term plans also call for a rail link to decrease travel times substantially from Eilat to Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, via the existing line at Beer Sheba; planning is underway.

Economy

In the 1970s tourism became increasingly important to the city's economy as other industries shut down or were drastically reduced. Today tourism is the city's major source of income, although Eilat became a free trade zone in 1985.

Tourism

Amusement park]] Eilat offers a wide range of accommodations, from hostels and luxury hotels to Bedouin hospitality. Attractions include: Birdwatching and ringing station: Eilat is located on the main migration route between Africa and Europe. International Birding & Research Center in Eilat.

Camel tours.

Coral Beach Nature Reserve, an underwater marine reserve of tropical marine flora and fauna.

Coral World Underwater Observatory - Located at the southern tip of Coral Beach, the observatory has aquaria, a museum, simulation rides, and shark, turtle and stingray tanks. Dolphin Reef - A marine biology and research station where visitors can swim and interact with dolphins.

Freefall parachuting.

Hai-Bar Yotvata Nature Reserve, established in the 1960s to conserve endangered species, including Biblical animals, from this and similar regions. The reserve has a Visitors Center, care and treatment enclosures, and large open area where desert animals are acclimated before re-introduction into the wild. Hai-Bar efforts have successfully re-introduced the Asian Wild Ass, or Onager, into the Negev. The Hai-Bar Nature Reserve and animal re-introduction program were described in Bill Clark's book "High Hills and Wild Goats: Life Among the Animals of the Hai-Bar Wildlife Refuge". The book also describes life in Eilat and the surrounding area.

IMAX, Three dimensional graphics films

Kings City, a biblical theme park located in the hotel area next to the Stella Maris Lagoon.

Marina with some 250 yacht berths.

Timna Valley Park - the oldest copper mines in the world. Egyptian temple of Hathor, King Solomon's Pillars sandstone formation, ancient pit mines and rock art. "What's Up" the Observatory in Eilat, a portable Astronomical Observatory with programs in the desert and on the promenade.

Ice Park - Park of ice and snow, is expected to be opened on: 12/10/2011.

Dive tourism

Skin and SCUBA diving, with equipment for hire on or near all major beaches. Scuba diving equipment rental and compressed air are available from diving clubs and schools all year round. Eilat is located in the Gulf of Aquaba, one of the most popular diving destinations in the world. The coral reefs along Eilat's coast remain relatively pristine and the area is recognized as one of the prime diving locations in the world. In addition, given the proximity of many of these reefs to the shore, non-divers can encounter the Red Sea's reefs with relative ease. Water conditions for SCUBA divers are good all year round, with water temperatures around 21-25 C°, with little or no currents and clear waters with an average of 20–30 meters visibility.

Archaeology

Despite harsh conditions, the region has supported large populations as far back as 8,000 BCE. Exploration of ancient sites began in 1861, but only 7% of the area has undergone serious archaeological excavation. Some 1,500 ancient sites are located in a area. In contrast to the gaps found in settlement periods in the neighbouring Negev Highlands and Sinai, these sites show continuous settlement for the past 10,000 years.

Notable persons

Shahar Zubari, Israeli Olympic bronze-medal-winning windsurfer

Israeli-Arab conflict

Eilat has been spared large-scale terrorist attacks, though it was targeted three times in as many years:

{| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Attack Type !! Date |- | Rockets || August 2010 |- | Rockets || April 2010 |- | Suicide Bomber || January 2007 |} The last attack did not cause any injuries or damage in Eilat, though it did leave one dead and 3 injured in Aqaba, Jordan.

Sister cities and twin towns

Antibes, France Juan-les-Pins, France Durban, South Africa Serres, Greece Smolyan, Bulgaria Kamen, Germany Kampen, Netherlands Toronto, Canada Los Angeles, United States Ushuaia, Argentina Piešťany, Slovakia Sopron, Hungary Benidorm, Spain

Eilat has streets named after Durban, Kamen, Kampen and Los Angeles as well as a Canada Park.

See also

Eilat (destroyer)

Eilot (kibbutz)

Eilat International Film Festival

Red Sea Jazz Festival

Eilat bakery bombing

Taba Border Crossing

Bnei Eilat F.C.

Hapoel Eilat B.C.

Yotvata Airfield

References

External links

Official city site

Eilat Tourism site

Go Visit Israel: Eilat

Eilat International Film Festival

Eilat Tourist directory

A film about Eilat in 1960 commentary

Dolphin Reef Eilat

Photos of Eilat

Coral Beach in southern Eilat

Tourism city guide site

Eilat Today, a magazine of current affairs

Category:Spa towns in Israel Category:Egypt–Israel border crossings Category:Israel–Jordan border crossings

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