Eilat is about as south as you can go in Israel. It is at the bottom of a small wedge section that meets the Gulf of Aqaba. It is has population of around 47000 people. It is one of the places that Israelis come to play.
The number of resorts is very high and the airport is right in the middle of the town!
Winter temperatures are around 21 degrees C but during in summer it can get as high as 40 degrees C.
The port of Eilat and the adjoining Aqaba is very busy with many ships at the top end of the gulf and the docks have wide variety of goods.
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