Place details
Place nameIsrael
Other namesYisrael, Medinat Yisra'el, Medinat Israel, Isra'il, Dawlat Isrá'il, Yisra'el, State of Israel, Israël, Êtat d'Israël, ISR, IL, ISO376, IS00, Israeli
Latitude31.5
Longitude34.75
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Area inhabited 100,000 BCE; farming and herding by 10,000 BCE; ruled by Hebrews, Egyptians, Persians, Romans, and Ottomans; shares name with kingdom existing 1025-933 BCE; much strife between Israel and neighbors since 1948; holds territory from the 1967 "Six Day War"; official languages are Hebrew and Arabic.