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Israel

country in Western Asia

Israel is a country in the Middle East, situated at the southeastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea.
Note: This page includes depictions of sites in the West Bank and the Golan Heights which are administered by, and accessible from Israel.

Israel 
country in Western Asia
Satellite image of Israel in January 2003.jpg
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Instance of country,
sovereign state
Named after
LocationFertile Crescent, Levant, Israel
Capital
  • Jerusalem (1949, United Nations Security Council Resolution 478)
Basic form of government
  • parliamentary republic
Legislative body
Executive body
Highest judicial authority
Official language
Anthem
Currency
Head of state
Head of government
Inception
Population
  • 8,891,800 (July 2018)
Area
  • 20,770 square kilometre
Top-level Internet domain
  • .il
official website
Authority control
Wikidata

31° 00′ 00″ N, 35° 00′ 00″ E

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Main category: Israel

Contents

national symbolEdit

mapEdit

Main category: Maps of Israel
Selected maps are included in the   Wikimedia Atlas of Israel .
  • English: Israel (in green) on orthographic map
  • English: Israel including annexed territories (in dark green) on the map of the Middle East
  • English: Administrative map
  • English: Topographic map
  • English: Satellite image
  • English: Satellite image at night

natureEdit

Main category: Nature of Israel

landscapeEdit

Main category: Landscapes of Israel

Animals and plantsEdit

Main categories: Animals of Israel and Flora of Israel

Cityscapes and architectureEdit

Main categories: Populated places in Israel and Architecture of Israel

JerusalemEdit

Tel AvivEdit

Ramat GanEdit

HaifaEdit

ArchaeologyEdit

Main category: Archaeology in Israel

SocietyEdit

Main category: Society of Israel

CultureEdit

Main category: Culture of Israel

Science and technologyEdit

Main category: Science and technology in Israel
  • English: Solar parabolic dish in the Negev desert
  • English: Ofek-7 satellite launch through Shavit vehicle
    עברית: משגר לוויינים "שביט" משגר בהצלחה את הלוויין "אופק 7"
  • English: Wise Observatory
    עברית: מצפה הכוכבים על שם וייז
  • English: The Weizmann Institute of Science particle accelerator
    עברית: מאיץ החלקיקים של מכון ויצמן למדע
  • English: Irrigation dripper, Israeli invention
    עברית: טפטפת, המצאה ישראלית שעשתה מהפכה בחקלאות
  • English: Gulfstream G280

Israel Defense ForcesEdit

Main category: Israel Defense Forces

InfographicsEdit

Main category: Information graphics of Israel
  • English: Population growth
  • English: Population groups percentage
  • English: Population pyramid
  • English: Export Treemap

Audio and videoEdit

Main categories: Audio files of Israel and Videos from Israel
  • English: "Hatikvah," the national anthem
  • English: Pronunciation of "State of Israel" in Hebrew
  • English: Israel – Small but Outstanding, MFA
    עברית: ישראל - קטנה אך מדהימה. סרט שהפיק משרד החוץ
  • English: Western Wall
    עברית: יהודים מתפללים מול הכותל המערבי
    العربية: يهود يصلون قبال حائط المبكى
  • English: Masada
    עברית: מצדה
    العربية: مسادا (مسعدة)
  • English: Guilty!, a newsreel on the trial of Adolf Eichmann
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