Israel is a small country. That is lying at the junction of Asia, Africa and Europe on the southeastern coastline of the Mediterranean Sea. It is bordered by Syria in the northeast, Lebanon in the north, Jordan in the east, Egypt to the southwest and the Mediterranean Sea in the west.
The Topography:
Israel Is a large combination of topographical features ranging from the coastal plain to the semitropical Jordan Valley and Dead Sea, and from forested highlands and fertile green valley’s to mountainous deserts.
In Israel Plains, mountains, fertile land and desert are often near each others, just minutes far. Although approximately half of the land is semi-arid, the variety of features encompassed in Israel is that of an entire continent.Four geographical regions are created by three parallel strips going from the north to the south and the huge, mostly arid zone in the southern half of the country.
The coastal plain is paralleling to the Mediterranean Sea, and it’s has more than half of Israel’s population of 6.5 million people. It also includes most of the country’s industry, deepwater harbors’, major urban centres and a big part of its agriculture and tourist facilities. The coastal plain is made up of a sandy shoreline bordered by stretches of fertile farmland stretching up to 25 miles (40 kms) inland, and in the north, expanses of sandy beach are occasionally punctuated by sandstone cliffs and jagged chalk.
Israel Is a large combination of topographical features ranging from the coastal plain to the semitropical Jordan Valley and Dead Sea, and from forested highlands and fertile green valley’s to mountainous deserts.
In Israel Plains, mountains, fertile land and desert are often near each others, just minutes far. Although approximately half of the land is semi-arid, the variety of features encompassed in Israel is that of an entire continent.Four geographical regions are created by three parallel strips going from the north to the south and the huge, mostly arid zone in the southern half of the country.
The coastal plain is paralleling to the Mediterranean Sea, and it’s has more than half of Israel’s population of 6.5 million people. It also includes most of the country’s industry, deepwater harbors’, major urban centres and a big part of its agriculture and tourist facilities. The coastal plain is made up of a sandy shoreline bordered by stretches of fertile farmland stretching up to 25 miles (40 kms) inland, and in the north, expanses of sandy beach are occasionally punctuated by sandstone cliffs and jagged chalk.
The Climate:
Israel is in between the tropical zone and the temperate zone; it’s also characterized as a subtropical region. The northern and coastal regions of Israel show Mediterranean climate characterized by hot and dry summers and cool rainy winters.
In Israel the rainy season starts from October to early May, and rainfall Peaks in December until February. Highest rainfall is observed in the North and center parts of the country and decreases in the southern part of Israel, from the Negev Desert to Eilat where rainfall is negligible.
In the northernmost part of Golan Heights where the Mount Hermon is, heavy snow only falls, it remains generally snow covered from December to March. In other parts of the country snow is observed rarely.
Israel is in between the tropical zone and the temperate zone; it’s also characterized as a subtropical region. The northern and coastal regions of Israel show Mediterranean climate characterized by hot and dry summers and cool rainy winters.
In Israel the rainy season starts from October to early May, and rainfall Peaks in December until February. Highest rainfall is observed in the North and center parts of the country and decreases in the southern part of Israel, from the Negev Desert to Eilat where rainfall is negligible.
In the northernmost part of Golan Heights where the Mount Hermon is, heavy snow only falls, it remains generally snow covered from December to March. In other parts of the country snow is observed rarely.