Eilat Israeli city on the coast of the Gulf of Aqaba and is located in the extreme south of Palestine between the Jordanian city of Aqaba from the east and the Egyptian town of Taba from the West. The city on Israel continues inland port Far East and the relatively large tourist area consisting of hotels and parks. In 1985 the Israeli government announced Eilat "free trade zone" where the reduced rate of tax imposed on residents and visitors to promote tourism. And swallow the city's population 46600 people in 2008.
Enjoy the city of Eilat border crossings open near facilitate the movement of tourists to and from airports serving tourists - a small airport into the city and the largest airport 50 km north. In terms of the wild continue into Israel are regarded Eilat isolated from the rest of Israeli cities, as it reaches a main street and only one pass in the Arava. No draw the Israeli-Egyptian border between Eilat and Taba only in 1988 for lack of clarity in its place accurately, but since the final paint there is a border crossing is open around the clock and serves tourists in transit from the Sinai Peninsula to Eilat. In 1994 was the opening of a similar crossing between Israel and Jordan, north of Eilat and Aqaba.
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