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What continent is Israel?

Israel is a country in Asia.

Israel is located in the west of Asia, bordering Jordan in the east, Syria in the northeast, the Gulf of Aqaba in the south, Egypt in the southwest, the Mediterranean Sea in the west and Lebanon in the north. It is the junction of Asia, Africa and Europe. According to the United Nations 1947 Resolution on the Partition of Palestine, the area of the State of Israel is 15200 square kilometers.

Haifa is an important port city in Israel and the capital of Haifa District. Located on the Mediterranean coast with a population of about 280,000. It is the administrative and industrial center of northern Israel and the international trade and business center. It undertakes most of Israel's import and export tasks. The port area of Haifa is close to the bay, and the commercial and residential area is built on the hillside of Carmel, overlooking the bay from the top of the mountain.

Topography and climate of Israel:

Israel has a dry and hot Mediterranean climate in summer. From Mount Hermon at an altitude of 28 10 meters to the Dead Sea, the lowest place on earth, it drops to 392 meters below the horizon, and the climate varies from region to region. The coastal plain is hot and humid in summer, slightly cold and rainy in winter, and there is occasional light snow in hilly areas. In the Jordan Valley, summer is dry and hot, while in the south, it is semi-dry, warm during the day and cool at night.

Israel has a Mediterranean climate, characterized by long, hot and rainy summers and relatively short, cool and rainy winters. Israel's climate is influenced by the subtropical Sahara and Arabian desert and the subtropical humid climate on the east coast of the Mediterranean. The climate in Israel is quite different, and it will change because of the height, latitude and distance from the Mediterranean.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Israel