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Israel Culture, Geography and History

Geography and Environment of Israel

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Travelling through Israel will reveal a wide range of environments and terrain. With beaches and chalk cliffs on the Mediterranean coastline, parched desert in the north, mountains in the south and fertile valleys in the centre of the country, Israel has diverse landscapes to traverse, depending on which part of the country you're visiting. Bordering Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, the West Bank and Gaza Strip, the people of Israel live in vastly different ways - from the modern, upwardly-mobile population of faced-paced Tel Aviv to the quiet simplicity of village life in the mountains.


History and Government of Israel


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Recommended Reading

  • The Rock: A Tale of Seventh-Century Jerusalem - Kanan Makiya
  • A Wall of Light - Edeet Ravel
  • The Attack - Yasmina Khadra
  • The Hope - Herman Wouk
  • The Book of Saladin - Tariq Ali
  • A Tale of Love and Darkness - Amos Oz
  • I Saw Ramallah - Mourid Barghouti

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Israel at a glance

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  • Jerusalem (population 705,000)
  • 7.4 million
  • Hebrew, Arabic
  • ILS
  • (GMT+02:00) Jerusalem
  • Type C (European 2-pin), Type H (Israeli 3-pin)
  • +972

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