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Israel (IL) |
| Continent: |
Asia |
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| Surface: |
20.990 km ² |
| Inhabitants: |
705.100 |
| Capital: |
Jerusalem |
International banking code (ISO Codes): |
IT |
| Official language: |
Hebrew, Arab |
Code: |
+972 |
| Currency: |
Sheqel |
Number plate: |
IT |
| Routes of Israel: |
730 |
Routes towards Israel: |
700 |
| Preferred airports: |
Tel Aviv (SLL), Haifa (HFA), Eilat (ETH), Eilat-Ovda (VDA), Tel Aviv (SDV) |
| Principal cities: |
Such Aviv-Yafo, Haifa, Rishon LeZiyyon, Netanya, Holon, Beraq Bucket, Beat Yam, Ramat Gan, Ashqelon, Herzliyya B, Kefar Sava, H̱adera, Study Bureau Shemesh, Lod, Ramla |
| Airline company based in Israel: |
Arkia-Israeli Airlines, Sun d' Or International Airlines, Israir Airlines, Palestinian Airlines |
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Tourist guide Israel (Asia) |
Israel is the only country of the Middle East which is not Moslem. It is bordered by the Mediterranean in the West. In North, it has as a neighbor Lebanon and Syria, in the East Jordan and South-west Egypt and the Gaza Strip, which are a Palestinian autonomous territory.
Geography: The surface of the State of Israel does not exceed that of Belgium. Its coasts skirt on 470 km the Eastern end of the Mediterranean. This country is not very broad, to the maximum 135 km. By place, it is broad only of 15 km. This Mediterranean country is located along the valley of the great fault. This fault begins in the South from Turkey, crosses the State of Israel and extends until the East from Africa. In this valley, one finds relics of the history of our evolution, such as for example the Dead Sea. One can divide this country into three different natural zones. The North of the country, frontier of the caves of Golan and Lebanon, is rather wet and mountainous. The center of the country is influenced by the valley of the great fault and the mountainous regions. The south of the country is characterized by the presence of the Negev desert, which is irrigated and exploited for the agriculture, and which extends to the Gulf from Akaba, the Red Sea.
Mountains and rivers: The culminating point of the country is Har Meron, with 1.208 m, at the Israëlo-Lebanese border. The longest river of the country, with its 360 km, is Jordan. It takes its source in the mountains of Hermon then skirts the israëlo-Jordanian border, before finishing its race in the Dead Sea, around the town of Jericho. As for the Dead Sea, it is the measurable point low of the sphere, since it is located at 420 m with the lower part of the sea level.
Climate and advised season: There does not exist particularly bad or particularly favorable period to travel to Israel, since the climate varies considerably according to the geographical characteristics of the place where one is. In general, one can define all the same the climate as located between the moderate climate and the subtropical climate, with one soft and rainy winter, but which can be cold in the areas of North. In the South, the temperatures can reach an elevated level, particularly in the Negev desert, which occupies 40% of the territory all the same. In general, they are the months of transition, in Fall or in spring, which are most pleasant.
Language (S) and communication: The official languages are Hebrew and Arabic. Come to be added to it other spoken languages in the countries in which the inhabitants are originating, such as for example the Yiddish, the English, the Roumanian, the Hungarian, the French, the Spaniard, the Russian or the Armenian.
Health and vaccines: It is in general recommended to be vaccinated against hepatitis has, typhus, the polio, the diphteria and tetanus. To protect itself from the viruses propagated by the mosquitos and the insects, it is enough most of the time to wear covering clothing and to use insecticides sold on the spot. The country is able to guarantee medical care of quality. It is recommended to provide itself with a special health insurance for the voyages, valid in the whole world, with insurance-repatriation in the event of urgency. It is also judicious to carry a small first-aid kit with the necessary one, particularly for the excursions in the desert or isolated regions.
Conditions of entry: The passport is obligatory and must still be valid 6 months as from your date of arrival. The French nationals, Belgian, Swiss and Canadian will receive a visa free at the time of their Arrival to the airport. This visa is valid 3 months Once this deadlines spent, you will have to carry out a request for visa, paying this time, near the consulate. Do not forget however that the entry in the close Arab countries to you will be refused if you have an Israeli visa. Think of asking the application of the plug on a separate sheet of paper in order to avoid this nuisance. This restriction does not apply however to Egypt, Jordan and the United Arab Emirates. That is valid also in the other direction. If you are in Arab territory and you return to Israel, think of asking the application of the visa on a sheet to share and not in the passport, without what, the entry on the Israeli territory will be refused to you. Please get informed about the exact conditions near the Israeli authorities. The children must be provided with an individual passport.
If you wish to obtain from advantage of information in connection with the conditions of entry or safety, or on the vaccines to be carried out, please consult Internet site of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs.
Remarks concerning safety: It is advised to regularly get informed about the political situation of the country, whether it is before the departure or on the spot. It is also necessary to follow the orders and councils of the security forces, since the terrorist attacks can occur constantly. It is above all in the big cities or at the time of gatherings that the possibility of a attack-suicide is strongest. In this moment, an excursion in the Gaza Strip dangerous and is disadvised.
Arrival and displacements on the spot: The Israeli airline company El Al has the most pointed security conditions of all the airline companies. It is advised to present itself to the airport at least 3 or 4 hours before the departure. Indeed, the interrogation of the Israeli security forces is very complete and takes time. The same applies to the luggage, which are examined with much more care than in the other airline companies.
Almost all the European big cities offer connections towards Tel Aviv and Eilat, mainly with the companies El Al Israel Airlines, Israir and Arkia Israel Airlines. But you can also travel with Austrian Airlines, Alitalia or Iberia.
The distances not being very large in Israel, it is not really necessary to use the interior flights. The company of bus Egged serves the main cities of the country, the network of bus being excellent in this country. However, it is frequent to hold a flight for Eilat with Israir, starting from Tel Aviv.
Capital: The official capital of the country is Jerusalem, even if this one is not recognized by the UNO in its N° resolution. 478. Jerusalem counts 700.000 inhabitants. It is a Holy City for the Jews, the Christians and the Moslems. It is one of the oldest cities in all the history of humanity, since she has been inhabited for 5.000 years without interruption. The first thing which strikes while penetrating in this city, it is contrast between Modernité and Antiquity and the multicultural and multiethnic composition of the population. The city counts 450.000 Jews, which live especially in the Western part of the city. Has Jerusalem-Is, there are however nevertheless 200.000 Jews, which hold for some an Israeli passport. The city of peace, (it is the translation in Hebrew of the word Yerushalayim) is composed of three districts: the old city surrounded by its enclosing walls is with Jerusalem-Is and has the principal monuments. The district of Jerusalem-Is especially populated Palestinians. Lastly, the new city, in the West, is populated as a majority of Jews. The old city, universally known, is divided in its turn into several districts which are the Christian quarters, the Jewish district, the Armenian district and the Moslem district. The esplanade of the temple with the dome of the rock, overhangs the old city. It is at the origin of all the conflicts since it represents, for the Jews as for the Moslems, an important place holy and one of the central parts of their religion. Very close from there, one finds the Wailing Wall, which belongs to the vestiges of the second Jewish temple, the holy place most important with the eyes of the orthodoxe Jews. In the surroundings, one finds also mosque Al-Aqsa, the very interesting Islamic museum, it Via Dolorosa, the church of the Holy Sepulchre and the very animated bazaar which proposes on its stalls, beside various objects and religious accessories, of clothing and the food. A turning by the Mount of Olives (the rise of Christ), can prove to be a goal of excursion interesting since it offers a splendid panoramic sight of the city. Palestinian asserts Jerusalem like capital, which is called asch-scharif Arabic Al-Quds (“the Holy City”). Therefore the conflicts have been current thing for 50 years. In the West of the city, the place of memory devoted to the holocaust, Yad Vashem, is him also an important monument, to which one must devote a visit.
Monuments and tourist sites: Israel is an attractive country which offers a great number of sites natural, cultural and religious very interesting. Moreover, this country has with the Dead Sea, the Red Sea and the Mediterranean, not less than 3 areas where it is good to bathe and rest, between two Holy Land excursions.
Do not miss, in the West of Jordan, the towns of Bethlehem and Jericho, which are distant only from one about thirty minutes in the car the center Jerusalem. It is in Bethlehem that the church of the nativity is and with it the birthplace of Christ. It is also in this city that one finds the cave of milk and the tomb of Rahel, which is perceived like a holy place, that it is by the Jews, the Moslems or the Christians. Jericho is located more at the North-East. The road which carries out offer of splendid panoramas to it. Because of the Jordanian fault, altitude passes on this road of 800 meters to the top to 395 meters to the lower part of the sea level, which thus gives uneven of 1.200 Mr. the city-oasis of Jericho is the lowest city of the world (compared to the sea level). It is also the oldest city of the history of humanity since its age is estimated at 10.000 years at least. The most known monuments are the mount of Djebel Qarantal and its monastery, as well as the few turns and walls enclosing which formed part there is that 9.000 years, the most powerful fortifications of the world and which are of more than 4.000 years older than the imposing pyramids of Egypt. One should not forget either the Greek orthodoxe monasteries of temptation and St-Georges with Wadi el-Kelt. The town of Hebron, which is it also in the immediate surroundings of Jerusalem, also often represents a place of excursion very appreciated. It also belonged to the oldest cities of the history of humanity. She is often quoted in the bible, king David there having been crowned. He made of it the first capital of his kingdom. Nazareth, as a Galileo, is it-also a high place of Christendom. This city is located close to the Lake Tibériade, near the caves of Golan. It is the town of Joseph and Marie, and the place of youth of Jesus-Christ. This city belongs to the most important Christian places of pilgrimage. Before arriving at Nazareth, thus made a pause at the Mediterranean city of Haïfa. With its 300 00 inhabitants, it is the third plus big city of the country and also the most important port. It is worth the turning for its old fortifications and its many shops and shopping malls. But the tourist site more visited in North of the country is without any doubt the old city of the templiers of Akko or Saint-Jean-D' Acre, which is located only at 20 km of Haïfa. This city preserved very well, which was never destroyed, will make you the effect of a voyage in time with like destination the Middle Ages. Behind its enclosing walls hides a labyrinth of narrow and shaded lanes which will constantly take you along on the traces of crossed and of Arabic. One of the most interesting sites is the fort built by the crusaders. During the crusades, at the beginning of the Middle Ages, this fort sheltered the general headquarter about the templiers.
If, after so much of archaeological and religious discoveries, you quite simply wish to amuse you a little, then the port city deTel Aviv will take care some. This Mediterranean city was built it there that 100 years. Since 2003, it is classified with the world heritage of UNESCO. It is the ideal reference mark of the connected hedonists and others „“. It is in Summer especially that the night life there pack more the full sound. The city also counts much from abroad, who came there to live. Come to be added to it the thousands of tourists come from the whole world to have fun the festival. The beach, which never sleeps, is by far the best in all Middle East. Along this one are aligned the innumerable bars, coffees, discotheques, clubs, cinemas and restaurant, on 15 km, to the town of Jaffa.
Places of bathe: Of share its geographical location, Israel offers two areas favourable with the bathe. The first is at the edge of the Red Sea, in the South of the country. It is about the seaside resort of Eilat, located between Jordan and Egypt. The other possibility is to go on a beach of the Mediterranean coast, which offers clean kilometers of beaches and has a large range of water sports such as the board with veil, the sail, the water skiing or fishing. Moreover, the landscapes of the back country abound in pine forests, lemon trees and eucalyptus, which does of them one of the most beautiful areas of the Mediterranean. The seaside resort most known is without any douteTel Aviv, since the city and its agglomeration offer the best infrastructures for the nautical activities. But there exist different pretty beaches, like those of the towns of Nahariya, Akko, Haifa, Caesarea, Netanya and Ashqelon. Because of its idyllic situation, the town of Eilat became with the son of the years one of the preferred destinations of the holiday makers. The sun is shining there permanently and the infrastructures are excellent there. Moreover, one breeze blows there constantly, which makes the paradise of the veliplanchists of them. Lastly, a brilliant coral reef of thousand colors skirts the coasts, which will charm the plungers. It is indeed about one of one of the best places in the world for the diving. Eilat can also prove to be the ideal base to carry out excursions in the Negev desert or at sea Morte.
With not missing: One of the most remarkable sites of Israel east without any doubt the Negev desert, which occupies most of the South of the country. Since the foundation of the State of Israel, it is almost completely irrigated. A many agricultural produce is collected there and even exported. This desert is especially appreciated hikers and ornithologists since many migratory birds carry out a halt there, mainly in autumn and in spring, before carrying on their road towards Africa or Asia. It is then very easy to observe them. But this desert also contains treasures for the amateurs of archeology and history, with the old nabatéennes cities of Mamshit, Shivta and Avdat. These city-oases were formerly on the road by which the incense forwarded and the spices and its markets were used for the trade of those. The city also offered protection to the caravans against the robbers.
Dead Sea, in the East of Negev, fact part of the most interesting destinations which are, with its hot and dry landscapes of desert. It is located at 418 meters with the lower part of the sea level and thus represents the point low which one can reach on ground. Not a visitor cannot resist the pleasure of letting itself carry by this warm water and very salted. The content marine salt dead is 7 times higher than the average and has recognized healing virtues, particularly in the cases of cutaneous diseases, rheumatisms and asthma. That is with the presence of many minerals which are exported besides towards various places of cure. In the surroundings, the oasis In Gedi can be worth a visit. The city is located in the middle of luxuriant landscapes, of tropical aspects, intersected with many sources and cascades.
Religion: The Jews represent the majority of the population since they are 80%. Come to be added to it 15% of Moslems and 5% of Christians.
Big cities: Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Haifa, Ashdod and Beersheba.
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