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12:07, 17 January 2022 {{Country
|name = Israel
|image = [[File: Israel.png|350px]]
|imagetext = Map of Israel
|symbol = [[File: Emblem of Israel.png|100px]]
|symboltext = Emblem
|continent = [[Asia]]
|numberofzones = 10
|maxpph = 10
|updated = 2022-01-17
}}
'''Israel''' (Hebrew: יִשְׂרָאֵל, romanized: ''Yīsrāʾēl''; Arabic: إِسْرَائِيل, romanized: ''ʾIsrāʾīl''), officially the '''State of Israel''' (מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, ''Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl''; دَوْلَة إِسْرَائِيل, ''Dawlat ʾIsrāʾīl''), is a [[country]] in southwestern [[Asia]] which has about 9 million inhabitants.
The capital and largest city is [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerusalem Jerusalem]. Other major cities are [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tel_Aviv Tel Aviv] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haifa Haifa].
Israel is located in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Asia Western Asia]. It is situated on the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Mediterranean southeastern shore] of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mediterranean_Sea Mediterranean Sea] and the northern shore of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Sea Red Sea], and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borders_of_Israel shares borders] with [[Country: Lebanon|Lebanon]] to the north, [[Country: Syria|Syria]] to the northeast, [[Country: Jordan|Jordan]] to the east, and [[Country: Egypt|Egypt]] to the southwest; it is also bordered by the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian_territories Palestinian territories] of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Bank West Bank] and the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip Gaza Strip] to the east and west, respectively.
[[File: Flag of Israel.png|x120px|Flag of Israel]]
== Zones ==
There are [https://lundkvist.com/?country=%23&continent=Asien&countryContinent=278 ten] [[turf zones]] in the country all belonging to the same and only region, ''Israel''. Nine of these zones are counted as [[world heritage sites]].
Year in parentheses indicates year of creation.
=== [[File: Zontyp01.png|24px]] [[World Heritage Sites]] ===
* [[Zone: BeitShe’arim|BeitShe’arim]] ([[2016]]) - The 10<sup>th</sup> [[turf zone]] in the country.
* [[Zone: MareshaCaves|MareshaCaves]] ([[2015]])
* [[Zone: Masada|Masada]] ([[2015]])
* [[Zone: NehalMearot|NehalMearot]] ([[2015]])
* [[Zone: OldCityofAcre|OldCityofAcre]] ([[2015]])
* [[Zone: Shivta|Shivta]] ([[2015]])
* [[Zone: ShrineofBab|ShrineofBab]] ([[2015]])
* [[Zone: TelMegiddo|TelMegiddo]] ([[2015]])
* [[Zone: WhiteTelAviv|WhiteTelAviv]] ([[2015]])
=== Other zones ===
* [[Zone: Natbag|Natbag]] ([[2015]]) - The first [[turf zone]] in the country.
''Updated: 2022-01-17''
== Country specific medals ==
No country specific [[Medals#Country medals|medals]].
== External links ==
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel Israel (Wikipedia)]
* [https://lundkvist.com/?country=%23&continent=Asien&countryContinent=278 Map with all zones in Israel marked]
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