Israel is located at the eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea. It is
bounded on the north by Lebanon, on the northeast by Syria, on the east
and southeast by Jordan, on the southwest by Egypt, and on the west by
the Mediterranean Sea. Before June 1967, the area composing Israel
(resulting from the armistice lines of 1949 and 1950) was about 20,700
square kilometers, which included 445 square kilometers of inland water.
Thus Israel was roughly the size of the state of New Jersey, stretching
424 kilometers from north to south. Its width ranged from 114 kilometers
to, at its narrowest point, 10 kilometers. The area added to Israel
after the June 1967 War, consisting of occupied territories (the West
Bank and the Gaza Strip) and annexed territories (East Jerusalem and the
Golan Heights) totaled an additional 7,477 square kilometers. The areas
comprised the West Bank, 5,879 kilometers; the Gaza Strip, 378; East
Jerusalem, 70; and the Golan Heights, 1,150.
Israel is located at the eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea. It is
bounded on the north by Lebanon, on the northeast by Syria, on the east
and southeast by Jordan, on the southwest by Egypt, and on the west by
the Mediterranean Sea. Before June 1967, the area composing Israel
(resulting from the armistice lines of 1949 and 1950) was about 20,700
square kilometers, which included 445 square kilometers of inland water.
Thus Israel was roughly the size of the state of New Jersey, stretching
424 kilometers from north to south. Its width ranged from 114 kilometers
to, at its narrowest point, 10 kilometers. The area added to Israel
after the June 1967 War, consisting of occupied territories (the West
Bank and the Gaza Strip) and annexed territories (East Jerusalem and the
Golan Heights) totaled an additional 7,477 square kilometers. The areas
comprised the West Bank, 5,879 kilometers; the Gaza Strip, 378; East
Jerusalem, 70; and the Golan Heights, 1,150.