The Underwater Observatory Marine Park

Eilat's Coral World Underwater Observatory is a public aquarium, park and conservation center located in Eilat, Israel. It is the biggest public aquarium in Israel, and it hosts over 800 species.

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Opening hours: 9:00 AM—4:00 PM
Type: Public aquarium
Description: Aquarium, park and conservation center in Israel
Also known as: “Coral World Underwater Observatory” and “I lobs”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Orchidea and Hof Ha-Almuggim Be-Elat Nature Reserve.

Orchidea

Hotel

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Orchidea is a hotel, which is situated 140 metres northwest of The Underwater Observatory Marine Park.

Hof Ha-Almuggim Be-Elat Nature Reserve

Protected area

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Eilat's Coral Beach Nature Reserve and Conservation area is a nature reserve and national park in the Red Sea, near the city of Eilat in Israel. It covers 1.2 kilometres of shore, and is the northernmost shallow water coral reef in the world, and possibly one of the more resilient to climate change. Hof Ha-Almuggim Be-Elat Nature Reserve is situated 470 metres northeast of The Underwater Observatory Marine Park.

Mt. Tzafachot

Peak

Photo: שומבלע, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Mt. Tzafachot is a peak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Taba and Eilat.

Taba

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Taba, in the eastern Sinai peninsula of Egypt, is on the border with Israel, close to the city and airport of Eilat. The area within one km of the border is a duty-free zone with a couple of large resort hotels, a few shops, the bus station and other amenities.

Eilat

Photo: Chris Yunker, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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.

Aqaba

Photo: Simisa, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Aqaba is Jordan's only port city. It is on the Gulf of Aqaba in the extreme south of the country, adjacent to Eilat in Israel.

The Underwater Observatory Marine Park

Categories: theme park, building, tourism, commercial area, and tourist attraction
Location: Southern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude

29.50375° or 29° 30′ 14″ north

Longitude

34.91763° or 34° 55′ 4″ east

Inception

1974

Operator

Coral world international

Open location code

7GXPGW39+F3

OpenStreetMap ID

way 91331372

OpenStreetMap feature

building=no

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=retail

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=aquarium

Wikidata ID

Q6602806

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Esperanto to Yiddish—“The Underwater Observatory Marine Park” goes by many names.

Esperanto: “Observatorio Mara Parko Eilat”
French: “Parc marin de l’observatoire sous-marin d’Eilat”
German: “Coral World Underwater Observatory”
Hebrew: “המצפה התת-ימי באילת”
Hebrew: “פארק המצפה התת-ימי באילת”
Hebrew: “פארק המצפה התת-ימי”
Icelandic: “Observatory Marine Park Eilat”
Ladino: “Underwater Observatory Marine Park Eilat”
Portuguese: “Observatório Parque Marinho Eilat”
Russian: “Морской парк ‘Подводная обсерватория’”
Russian: “Парк подводной обсерватории”
Spanish: “Observatorio del Parque Marino de Eilat”
Yiddish: “פארק המצפה התת-ימי באילת”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Shark Pool and The Red Sea Reef.

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