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Eilat Destination Guide

Explore Eilat in Israel

Eilat in the region of Southern District with its 45,588 inhabitants is a place in Israel - some 434 mi or ( 698 km ) South-East of Jerusalem , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Eilat

Time in Eilat is now 10:41 AM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Jerusalem " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Tabuk, Damascus, At Tafilah, Amman, and Tyre. Since you are here already, consider visiting Tabuk . We saw some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Eilat ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Eilat Hebrew Ulpan 2009

4:19 min by EilatToday
Views: 3347 Rating: 5.00

Short video about the Ulpan (Hebrew school) at Eilat city. profile 2009. ..

Landing at Eilat Airport

3:36 min by eilat1978
Views: 1412 Rating: 5.00

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Trip Eilat 11-13.2.2010 Gurman Group

7:45 min by michaelgu6
Views: 1331 Rating: 5.00

My trip to Eilat 11-13.2.2010 Gurman Group 10.2.10 - Kenyon Ada 11.2.10 - Shelomo Mnt., Bird Park Eilat 12.2.10 - Mnt. Zefahot ..

Eilat city - Desert to Sea

5:55 min by EilatToday
Views: 1240 Rating: 5.00

Mori Chen, a local photographer, took photos that reflect the beauty of Eilat and the nature surrounding. Eilat-today.com put it all together to a video clip. enjoy ! ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Eilat bakery bombing

The Eilat bakery bombing occurred on 29 January 2007 when a Palestinian suicide bomber from the Gaza Strip infiltrated the northern suburbs of Eilat, Israel. Upon seeing the police approaching, he entered a neighbourhood bakery and detonated his bomb, killing three people: the bakery's co-owners and an employee. In the midst of Palestinian factional violence, both the Islamic Jihad and the Fatah-affiliated al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades claimed joint responsibility.

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Located at 29.56 34.95 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Eilat, Murder in 2007, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Palestinian terrorism, Suicide bombing in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, Terrorist attacks attributed to Palestinian militant groups, Terrorist incidents in Israel in 2007

Yoseftal Medical Center

Yoseftal Medical Center is a hospital in Eilat, Israel. Yoseftal Hospital, founded in 1968, is the southernmost hospital in Israel and the only hospital covering the southern Negev desert. It is named after Giora Yoseftal. It is Israel's smallest general hospital with 65 beds.

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Located at 29.55 34.94 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Eilat, Hospitals established in 1968, Hospitals in Israel

Eilat Airport

Eilat Airport, also known as J. Hozman Airport, is an Israeli airport located in the city of Eilat. It mostly handles domestic flights to Tel Aviv and Haifa with international flights operating instead to Ovda International Airport, but a few international flights on aircraft that can handle the relatively short runway use Eilat as well. Eilat Airport is located in the central area of the city, next to Route 90 (The Arava Road).

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Located at 29.56 34.96 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Airports established in 1949, Airports in Israel, Eilat

Kings City

Kings City is a biblical theme park in Eilat, Israel, which was inaugurated in June 2005. It required an investment of about USD 40 million. It is owned by "Africa Israel", "Elran d.d. Real Estate ltd" and a Swiss investor. The park can handle 4500 visitors per day. In December 2005, Africa Israel, one of the three owners of Kings City, and another Israeli firm, Polar International, announced they had signed a deal to build a giant amusement park in South Carolina at a cost of USD 360 million.

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Located at 29.55 34.97 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Amusement parks in Israel, Eilat

Port of Eilat

The Port of Eilat is the only Israeli port on the Red Sea, located at the northern tip of the Gulf of Aqaba.

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Located at 29.53 34.94 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Eilat, Ports and harbours of Israel, Ports and harbours of the Indian Ocean

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Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Eilat