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Israel

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The Levant, the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea, is vividly displayed on this satellite image. Cyprus's distinctive shape points to the Gulf of Iskenderun in southern Turkey. Other Levant countries in a clockwise direction are Syria, Lebanon, Israel, and Egypt. Snow appears clearly in the mountains of Turkey (top) and Lebanon (center) and in thin strips in the highlands of Syria. The contrast between the well-watered northern half of Israel and the desert south is starkly evident. Photo courtesy of NASA.
Israel's largest freshwater lake, Lake Tiberias (pictured), is also known as the Sea of Galilee. The lake measures just over 21 km (13 mi) north-south, and it is only 43 m (141 ft) deep. The Jordan River's winding course can be seen draining the south end of the lake at image bottom. Green and brown patterns cover most hillsides. Bright roof tops are the hallmark of several villages in the area. Much of the area to the east of the lake is part of the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. Image courtesy of NASA.
A nighttime view of Jerusalem and Israeli-occupied East Jerusalem, taken from the Mount of Olives.
Acre, Israel -- known locally as Akko -- is located in a harbor of Haifa Bay on the Mediterranean coast and is considered to be among the oldest continuously-inhabited settlements in the world. Acre is one of the holiest cities of the Baháʼí faith and receives many pilgrims. In 1750, Zahir al-Umar, the ruler of Acre, used the remnants of Crusader-built walls as a foundation for defensive fortifications that are still mostly intact.
Present-day Caesarea, Israel, is located midway between Tel Aviv and Haifa on the coastal plain of the Mediterranean Sea. Herod the Great built the city, then known as Caesarea Maritima, around 25-13 B.C. as a major port.  With no reliable source of fresh water, Herod commissioned a system of aqueducts (surviving section shown) to supply water from nearby Mount Carmel. The aqueducts delivered water for 1,200 years, until canals were built.
Founded in 1909, the city of Tel Aviv, Israel, is located on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea, to the immediate north of the walled port city of Jaffa. During British rule in Palestine (1917-1948), it developed into a thriving urban center. Its White City area, constructed between 1930 and 1950 and based on modern urban planning principles, has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.