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'''EILAT (אֵילַת)'''
'''EILAT (אֵילַת, Elat)'''


District : South
District : South

Revision as of 05:35, 21 May 2013

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EILAT (אֵילַת, Elat)

District : South

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Origin/meaning

The anchor and waves is to show that Elat is a port located on the Red Sea. The wheel is to symbolized industry. The castle tower is to indicate Elat is an outpost and/or it symbolises the Crusader castle south of the city, just across the border in Sinai, Egypt.

Literature : Image provided by Dov Gutterman; background from Yosef Sa'ar, Israel