Eilat
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EILAT (אֵילַת, Elat)
District : South
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