Study Visits - Achieving Food Security Using Smart Farming Solutions; Environmental Management in Era of Climate Change Sep 04, 2023 - Sep 12, 2023, Galilee International Management Institute, Israel
1. Physiography
Israel lies on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea between latitudes 29o 20 N and 33o 15 N, and longitudes 34o 15 E and 35o 40 E. The country is about 420 km long form north to south, 19 km wide near Tel Aviv and 112 km wide near Beer-sheba. The north-western boundary follows the Mediterranean for a distance of 188 km; the country is bordered by Egypt in the south-west, Jordan and Syria in the east, and Lebanon in the north. To the extreme south lies the Gulf of Eilat, and in the south-east the boundary runs for 56 km along the middle of the Dead Sea. In the north-east the territory of Israel is bordered by the east banks of the upper course of the Jordan River and Lake Tiberias. The area of Israel is 20,770 km2.
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