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fiogf49gjkf0d ISRAEL IS BORDERED BY JORDAN AND SYRIA TO THE EAST, BY THE
LEBANON IN THE NORTH, THE MEDITERRANEAN TO THE WEST, EGYPT
TO THE SOUTHWEST AND FINALLY THE RED SEA IN THE SOUTH. IT
IS POSSIBLE TO DIVIDE THE COUNTRY INTO FOUR GEOGRAPHICAL
AREAS.
SITUATED ALONG THE WESTERN EDGE OF THE COUNTRY, YOU HAVE
THE MEDITERRANEAN COASTAL PLAIN. THIS IS A NARROW STRIP OF
APPROXIMATELY 192KM AND IN THE THE SOUTH IS ONLY ABOUT
33KM AT ITS WIDEST POINT. THE HILLY REGION STRETCHES FROM
THE NORTHERN BORDER THROUGH JORDAN INTO CENTRAL ISRAEL.
STRETCHING ALONG THE EASTERN BORDER THROUGH TO THE GULF OF
AQABA, THERE IS THE GREAT RIFT VALLEY, WHICH IS ACTUALLY
PART OF A GREAT FISSURE. THE GULF OF AQABA COMPRISES THE
WELL KNOWN DEAD SEA AT 401M BELOW SEA LEVEL. THE LARGEST
REGION IS NEGEV, AND OCCUPIES NEARLY THE COMPLETE SOUTHERN
AREA.
THE INTERIOR BASIN FORMS THE MAIN DRAINAGE SYSTEM IN
ISRAEL, AS THE JORDAN RIVER FLOWS SOUTHWARDS EMPTYING
FIRSTLY INTO THE HULA BASIN AND THEN INTO THE SEA OF
GALILEE. IT CONTINUES TOWARDS THE DEAD SEA, ONE OF THE
MOST SALINE BODIES OF WATER IN THE WORLD.
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