AQJ
King Hussein International Airport
Large airport
9.0 km
EILAT
Southern District · ISRAEL (IL) · 29.56°N / 34.95°E
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ADM1 · ID
GeoNames 295,277
Eilat is a city in Israel with a population of 52,299. It sits at 29.56/34.95, runs on Asia/Jerusalem, is 6 km from Aqaba.
Population
52,299
Place Type
Populated Place
Elevation
n/a
Timezone
Asia/Jerusalem
All facts
- Country
- Israel
- Subdivision
- Southern District
- Coords
- 29.56°N / 34.95°E
- UTC offset
- +2
- DST
- Observed
Proximity
Air access
TCP
Taba International Airport
Medium airport
17.2 km
ETM
Ramon International Airport
Large airport
19.8 km
VDA
Ovda Airport
Small airport
42.4 km
FAQ
- What is the population of Eilat?
- 52,299 people, per GeoNames.
- Which timezone is Eilat in?
- Asia/Jerusalem.
- Which country is Eilat in?
- Israel (IL).
- Which airport serves Eilat?
- King Hussein International Airport (AQJ).
- How far is Eilat from Jerusalem?
- About 247 km.
- Does Eilat have a university?
- Not on record.
- What languages are spoken in Israel?
- Arabic.
- What currency is used in Israel?
- New Israeli Sheqel.
- How many cities are in Israel?
- 725 on record.
- Which admin region is Eilat in?
- Southern District.
Get this page as JSON
$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/295277
{
"data": {
"id": 295277,
"name": "Eilat",
"ascii_name": "Eilat",
"country_code": "IL",
"population": 52299,
"elevation": null,
"timezone_id": "Asia/Jerusalem",
"feature_class": "P",
"feature_code": "PPL",
"latitude": 29.55805,
"longitude": 34.94821
}
}
Context
- 1.8x smaller than Aqaba.
- 6 km from Aqaba.
- Same timezone (Asia/Jerusalem) as 724 other cities in Israel.