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Eilat, Hebrew: אילת , is a city in the most southern part of Israel. About 50,000 people were living in this city in 2015.

Eilat is at the southern end of the Negev Desert and the northern end of the Gulf of Aqaba or Gulf of Eilat on the Red Sea. It is an important port for Israel. Ships bring many products to Israel from the Far East and other places here.

Eilat also hosts an airport, called Eilat Airport.

Many tourists from Israel and other countries visit Eilat to enjoy the desert views, beaches and all-year warm weather. The temperature can easily reach more than 40 °C (104 °F) in summer and 21 °C (70 °F) in winter. The sea water is between 20 and 26 °C (68 and 79 °F). Coral reefs grow in the sea near Eilat and people can see them by scuba diving or from an underwater observatory (Coral World Underwater Observatory). Kings City is an amusement park in Eilat.


Images for kids

  • Aerial photographs of Eilat IMG 2057

    Eilat aerial view

  • Raising the Ink Flag at Umm Rashrash (cropped)

    The raising of the Ink Flag, when the land upon which Eilat was built was captured during Operation Uvda

  • North Beach Eilat

    Eilat's north beach

  • Eilat Sports Center by Bodek Achitects

    Eilat Sports Center, a $3 million project, was completed in 2013.

  • The Underwater Observatory in Eilat

    Coral World Underwater Observatory

  • Fish Eilat

    Eilat sea

  • Shahar z

    Shahar Tzuberi

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Eilat para niños

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