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Israel · Travel guide

Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia. It is bordered by Lebanon to the north, Syria to the northeast, Jordan to the east, and Egypt to the southwest. Israel's western coast lies on the Mediterranean Sea, its southern tip reaches the Red Sea, and to the east is Earth's lowest point near the Dead Sea. Jerusalem is the government seat and proclaimed capital, while Tel Aviv is Israel's largest urban area and economic centre. Israel is located in a region known in Jewish tradition as the Land of Israel, synonymous with Canaan, Palestine, and the Holy Land. In antiquity it was home to the Canaanite civilisation, followed by the kingdoms of Israel and Judah. Situated at a continental crossroad, the region experienced demographic changes under the rule of empires from the Romans to the Ottomans. European antisemitism in the late…

Safety

Israel

FCDO travel advice for Israel and Palestine. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences (Warnings and Insurance).

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Official source: UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Facts & statistics

Israel

Capital: Jerusalem
Language: Hebrew
Currency: new shekel
Time zone: Israel Standard Time
Calling code: +972
Internet domain: .il
Driving side: right
Plug type: Europlug
Voltage: 230

Source: Wikidata.

CapitalJerusalem

Population8,883,800

CurrencyILS

Languageshe,ar-IL,en-IL,

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Cities

◎Jerusalem971,800 residents ◎Tel Aviv432,892 residents ◎West Jerusalem400,000 residents ◎Haifa285,316 residents ◎Rishon LeTsiyyon258,535 residents ◎Petaẖ Tiqva253,529 residents ◎Netanya228,204 residents ◎Ashdod226,838 residents ◎Bnei Brak214,444 residents ◎H̱olon196,282 residents ◎Beersheba186,600 residents ◎Ramat Gan170,822 residents ◎Reẖovot149,392 residents ◎Ashkelon144,073 residents ◎Bat Yam129,012 residents ◎Bet Shemesh124,957 residents ◎Kfar Saba110,456 residents ◎Jaffa100,000 residents ◎Herzliya97,470 residents ◎Hadera97,335 residents ◎Modi‘in Makkabbim Re‘ut93,277 residents ◎Nazareth77,445 residents ◎Lod77,223 residents ◎Modiin Ilit76,374 residents ◎Ramla76,246 residents ◎Ra'anana75,421 residents ◎Rosh Ha‘Ayin72,881 residents ◎Hod HaSharon63,175 residents ◎Kiryat Gat61,817 residents ◎Givatayim60,644 residents ◎Qiryat Ata59,030 residents ◎Nahariyya58,096 residents ◎Umm el Faḥm56,109 residents ◎Eilat52,299 residents ◎Acre51,420 residents ◎Ness Ziona50,351 residents ◎El‘ad48,763 residents ◎Yavné47,585 residents ◎Ramat HaSharon47,245 residents ◎Karmi’el46,252 residents ◎Afula44,930 residents ◎Pardés H̱anna Karkur44,840 residents ◎Tiberias44,779 residents ◎Eṭ Ṭaiyiba43,957 residents ◎Qiryat Bialik43,955 residents ◎Netivot43,732 residents ◎Naẕerat ‘Illit43,556 residents ◎Qiryat Motsqin43,303 residents ◎Shefar‘am42,137 residents ◎Kiryat Ono39,986 residents ◎Qiryat Yam39,897 residents ◎Or Yehuda36,813 residents ◎Dimona36,192 residents ◎Safed36,094 residents ◎Ofaqim34,666 residents ◎Sakhnīn31,702 residents ◎Gedera30,798 residents ◎Bāqa el Gharbīya29,950 residents ◎Yehud-Monosson29,312 residents ◎Giv'at Shmuel28,628 residents ◎Arad27,967 residents ◎Tirat Karmel27,822 residents ◎Be’er Ya‘aqov27,768 residents ◎Sderot27,635 residents ◎Eṭ Ṭīra26,552 residents ◎Tamra25,917 residents ◎Migdal Ha‘Emeq25,675 residents ◎Yehud25,600 residents ◎Qiryat Mal’akhi25,362 residents ◎Ganei Tikva25,093 residents ◎Qiryat HaYovel25,000 residents ◎Daliyat al Karmel25,000 residents ◎‘Ara-‘Ar‘ara24,904 residents ◎Kfar Yona24,778 residents ◎Nesher24,148 residents ◎Mevasseret Tsiyyon24,052 residents ◎Gan Yavne23,869 residents ◎Kafr Qāsim23,823 residents ◎Yoqne‘am ‘Illit23,796 residents ◎Zikhron Ya‘aqov23,206 residents ◎Maghār22,957 residents ◎Kafr Kannā22,751 residents ◎Qiryat Shmona22,512 residents ◎Kadima Zoran22,490 residents ◎maalot Tarshīhā21,836 residents ◎H̱ura21,558 residents ◎Judeida Makr21,163 residents ◎Kuseifa21,079 residents ◎Shoham20,740 residents ◎Ariel20,540 residents ◎Tel Sheva‘20,204 residents ◎Kafr Mandā20,188 residents ◎Rahat19,586 residents ◎Kafr Qari‘19,018 residents ◎Or Akiva18,972 residents ◎Yāfā18,905 residents ◎Qiryat Tiv‘on18,130 residents ◎‘Ar‘ara BaNegev17,640 residents ◎Yirkā17,171 residents ◎Qalansuwa16,898 residents

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Airports

Ben Gurion International AirportTel AvivTLV Ramon International AirportEilatETM Bar Yehuda AirfieldMasadaMTZ Nevatim Air BaseBeershebaVTM Rosh Pina AirportRosh PinaRPN Uri Michaeli Haifa International AirportHaifaHFA Beersheba (Teyman) AirportBeershebaBEV Ein Yahav AirfieldSapirEIY Kiryat Shmona AirportKiryat ShmonaKSW Mitzpe Ramon AirfieldMitzpe RamonMIP Ovda AirportEilatVDA