Elat
Eilat is the only Israeli city on the Red Sea. Eilat is the southernmost town in Israel, isolated from the rest of the country by the Negev desert. It's sandwiched between Taba in Egypt and Aqaba in Jordan, and often used as an access route to those cities because of its large modern Ramon airport.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Har Shlomo and Ein Netafim.
Ein Netafim
Spring
Photo: יאיר צפורי, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ein Netafim is a water spring in the Eilat mountains located near the Israeli border with Egypt. The spring is located about seven kilometers north of the city of Eilat, near the Highway 12 road which leads to Eilat. Ein Netafim is situated 3½ km northwest of Elat.
Yoseftal hospital
Hospital
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. Yoseftal hospital is situated 4 km southeast of Elat.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Eilot.
Eilot
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Eilot is the southernmost kibbutz in Israel. It is located in the Aravah Valley, near the border with Jordan. Eilot is less than a kilometer north of Eilat, and just over 3 kilometers north of the Red Sea. Eilot is situated 4½ km east of Elat.
Elat
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Eilat” and “Hevel Elot”
- Location: Southern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
29.5833° or 29° 35′ northLongitude
34.9167° or 34° 55′ eastElevation
258 metres (846 feet)Open location code
7GXPHWM8+8MGeoNames ID
295278
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In Other Languages
“Elat” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “إيلات”
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