Eilat on the Red Sea

Eilat symbolizes Israel's sea and land links to Jordan and Egypt and is a gateway for regional cooperation and peace.

Eilat and the southern Arava is a region of geographic diversity and contrasts.

An arid desert with flourishing subtropical agriculture, the world's northernmost outlet to a tropical sea with its rich coral reef, the site of the world's most ancient copper mines, the migration route for birds flying along the Syrian-African Rift between Africa and Europe, and a thriving tourism industry.