Elat

Elat,¹ is a city at the southernmost point of ישראל (Yisra'el or Israel), immediately adjacent to العقبة (al-'Aqabah), الادنن (al-'Urdunn). It has a population of about 56 thousand² and is originally a major port for bulk commodities,³ although tourism is increasingly important. The airport is regionally important.

External references

Elat harbor

Footnotes

1. It could be transliterated as Eylat and is often transliterated as Eilat.
2. world-gazetteer.com, accessed 6/8/2013.
3. The Times Atlas of the Oceans (Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, 1983), "commodity loading ports" map. The symbol indicates phosphate, potash and/ or bauxite.