Israel
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Where Israel is locatedLoading...
Israel is located North of Egypt and to the right of the Mediterranean sea.Loading...
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Israel's exact location is 31.0461° N, 34.8516° ELoading...
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ClimateLoading...
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Has long, hot, rainless summers during May- September.Loading...
In winter (October-April) the climate can best be described as cool and rainy.Loading...
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Bodies of Water
Important Seas
The Red Sea- between Egypt and Saudi Arabia
The Sea of Galilee- in northeast Israel
The Dead Sea- bordering Jordan to the east, and Israel to the west
Important Rivers
The Jordan River- on the border between Syria and Lebanon, and flows southward through northern Israel to the Sea of Galilee
The Kishon River- it flows in a west-northwesterly direction through the Jezreel Valley, emptying into the Haifa Bay in the Mediterranean Sea
The Yarkon River- flows west through Gush Dan into the Mediterranean Sea
Major Landforms
Negev Desert- located in the southern part of Israel
Judeo-Galilean Highlands- runs from the northernmost part of Israel to the edge of the Negev Desert in the South
The Rift Valley- stretches from near Israel's border with Syria and Lebanon to Mozambique in the south
Israel's Coastal Plain- the coastal plain along Israel's Mediterranean Sea coast
Population
Israel is estimated to have about 8,655,535 people as its population as of 2020. In total that's about 0.11% of the world's population.