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Eilat

Western Asia

Eilat is Israel's southernmost city, with a population of 56,004, a busy port and popular resort at the northern tip of the Red Sea, on the gulf known in Israel as the Gulf of Eilat and in Jordan as the Gulf of Aqaba. It is a tourist destination for both domestic and international visitors to Israel.

Facts
Population
51,935 1
Area (sq km)
84.789 1
Founding Year
1951 1
Population Estimate Year
2019 1
Elevation (m)
16 1
Latitude
29.55 degrees north 1
Longitude
34.95 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Dry 3
Time Zone
UTC+02:00 2
Sources
1. Eilat (Wikidata)
  • P571 (inception)
    +1951-01-01T00:00:00Z
  • P1082 (population)
    population 51,935 (2019)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 29.55, longitude 34.95
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 16 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 84.789 sq km
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 51935 (2019)
  • In Group: Cities of Western Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
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2. GeoNames: Eilat - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 295277
    29.55805 34.94821 P PPL IL 01 52299 63 Asia/Jerusalem
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 63 m
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 29.75, 34.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 29.75, 34.75
29.75 34.75 BWh
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Wikidata: Eilat
Wikidata Q134762, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
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