Explore Israel in Asia - Israel Tourism Info

Description and Basic Information

Israel with its capital Jerusalem is located in Asia (Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea). It covers some 20,771 square kilometres (slightly larger than New Jersey) with 6,500,000 citizens. Hebrew, Arabic, English and are the languages commonly used by the people in Israel (consider regional differences). Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt and Palestinian Territory are bordering countries.

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About Israel

The landscape featuresNegev desert in the south with low coastal plain, central mountains and Jordan Rift Valley. The average density of population is about 312 per km². The climate in can be described as temperate with hot and dry in southern and eastern desert areas. Potential threats by nature are sandstorms may occur during spring and summer or droughts or periodic earthquakes.

To reach someone in Israel dial +972 prior to a number. There are 3,250,000 installed telephones. And there are 9,022,000 registered mobile phones. The cellular networks operate on frequencies of 900, 1800 MHz and 3G. Websites typically end with the top level domain ".il". If you want to bring electric appliances (e.g. battery charger), keep in mind the local 230V - 50Hz.

The country consists of 6 regions/states which are listed below.

Regions/States of Israel

Tourism Information

Official Tourism Office

Website: Israel Tourism

Unesco World Heritage Properties

Israel has 1 more world heritage locations. To see all of them, visit the Israel Unesco Heritage location overview.

Bahá’i Holy Places in Haifa and the Western Galilee

The Bahá’i Holy Places in Haifa and Western Galilee are inscribed for their profound spiritual meaning and the testimony they bear to the strong tradition of pilgrimage in the...

Biblical Tels - Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba

Tels (prehistoric settlement mounds), are characteristic of the flatter lands of the eastern Mediterranean, particularly Lebanon, Syria, Israel and eastern Turkey. Of more than 200 tels in Israel,...

Incense Route - Desert Cities in the Negev

The four Nabatean towns of Haluza, Mamshit, Avdat and Shivta, along with associated fortresses and agricultural landscapes in the Negev Desert, are spread along routes linking them to the...

Masada

Masada is a rugged natural fortress, of majestic beauty, in the Judaean Desert overlooking the Dead Sea. It is a symbol of the ancient kingdom of Israel, its violent destruction and the last stand...

Old City of Acre

Acre is a historic walled port-city with continuous settlement from the Phoenician period. The present city is characteristic of a fortified town dating from the Ottoman 18th and 19th centuries,...

Demographic Information

Age Distribution in Israel

Each pair of bars represents a single age group (male/female). Each group is spanning 5 years. E.g. 0 to 5 years, 5 to 10 etc. and group "0 to 5" being at the left end and "100 +" at the right end of the chart.

Natural Population Growth

Population, Migration and Growth: The population in Israel is growing at an rate of 1.63% (or by 119,723 citizens). Each year 16,326 people enter this country (or 2.20 per thousand citizens) - making it an immigration country. This leads to an absolute natural increase rate of the population of 1.41%. Or an total increase of 103,397 citizens.

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Geographic information is based on the data provided by geonames.org, CIA factsbook and Unesco.