Eilat


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Eilat

(eɪˈlɑːt) ,

Elat

or

Elath

n
(Placename) a port in S Israel, on the Gulf of Aqaba: Israel's only outlet to the Red Sea. Pop: 43 500 (2003 est)
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E•lat

or Ei•lat

(eɪˈlɑt)

n.
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel: resort. 19,600.
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'IHAVE never seen snow in my life, and if it snows here, I will leave," laughs our guide Naftaly Gal Or, who is skillfully driving an openbacked jeep through the dusty and mesmerising mountains surrounding the southern Israeli city of Eilat.
Providing a safe haven, a team of researchers and conservationists maintain an oasis of freshwater and saltwater ponds and lakes at the International Birding and Research Centre in Eilat, close to the Jordanian border.