Eilat

Summary

Eilat is a city council^[1]. Eilat ranks in the top 4% of city_council entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,026 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Eilat is located in Beersheba Subdistrict^[3].
• Eilat is in the country of Israel^[4].
• Eilat is on the body of water Red Sea^[5].
• Eilat is on the body of water Gulf of Aqaba^[6].
• Eilat's head of government is recorded as Meir Isaac Halevy^[7].
• Eilat's instance of is recorded as city council^[8].
• Eilat's instance of is recorded as emporium^[9].
• Eilat's twinned administrative body is recorded as Antibes^[10].
• Eilat's twinned administrative body is recorded as Arica^[11].
• Eilat's twinned administrative body is recorded as Durban^[12].
• Eilat's twinned administrative body is recorded as Benidorm^[13].
• Eilat's twinned administrative body is recorded as Smolyan^[14].
• Eilat's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kamen^[15].
• Eilat's twinned administrative body is recorded as Serres^[16].
• Eilat's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kampen^[17].
• Eilat's twinned administrative body is recorded as Toronto^[18].
• Eilat's twinned administrative body is recorded as Los Angeles^[19].
• Eilat's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ushuaia^[20].
• Eilat's twinned administrative body is recorded as Piešťany^[21].
• Eilat's twinned administrative body is recorded as Sopron^[22].
• Eilat's twinned administrative body is recorded as Yalta^[23].
• Eilat's twinned administrative body is recorded as Yinchuan^[24].
• Eilat's twinned administrative body is recorded as Acapulco de Juárez^[25].
• Eilat's twinned administrative body is recorded as Karlovy Vary^[26].
• Eilat's twinned administrative body is recorded as Sorrento^[27].

Body

Founding

January 1, 1951 marks the founding of Eilat^[28].

Identity

Eilat is part of Negev^[29].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Eilat include HMS Zealous^[30], a destroyer^[31], in Israel^[32]; Eilat Airport^[33], an airport^[34], in Israel^[35], founded in 1949^[36]; Eilat stone^[37]; and INS Eilat^[38], a corvette^[39].

Why It Matters

Eilat ranks in the top 4% of city_council entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,026 views/month).^[2] Eilat has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[40] Eilat is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[41]

Entities named for Eilat include HMS Zealous^[30], a destroyer^[31], in Israel^[32]; Eilat Airport^[33], an airport^[34], in Israel^[35], founded in 1949^[36]; Eilat stone^[37]; and INS Eilat^[38], a corvette^[39].