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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 
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Flag of Israel.svg  Emblem of Israel.svg 
country in Western Asia
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Instance of country,
sovereign state
Named after
  • Land of Israel
Location Fertile Crescent, Levant, Israel
Capital
  • Jerusalem (1949, United Nations Security Council Resolution 478)
Basic form of government
  • parliamentary republic
Legislative body
Executive body
  • Cabinet of Israel (Basic Law: The Government)
Highest judicial authority
Official language
Anthem
Currency
Head of state
  • Reuven Rivlin (President of Israel, 24 July 2014, 9 July 2021, Shimon Peres, Likud, Israeli presidential election, 2014)
Head of government
Inception 14 May 1948
Population
  • 8,796,200 (December 2017)
Area
  • 20,770 square kilometre
Top-level Internet domain
  • .il
official website
Authority control
VIAF ID: 146498911
GND ID: 4027808-6
OSM relation ID: 1473946
BNE ID: XX451232
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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