Israel
- Country
- Israel
- Capital
- Jerusalem
- Continent
- Asia
- Population
- 8.9M
- Area
- 20,800 km²
- Currency
- Shekel (ILS)
- TLD
- .il
All of Israel uses the same time zone, namely Asia/Jerusalem. The UTC time zone offset is --, also called --. Israel does observe daylight saving time.
Israel (Off. State of Israel) has a population of 8.9 million people with Jerusalem as the capital city. The official currency is Shekel (ILS). Israel is locaded in Western Asia, has an area of 20,800 km² and is bordering Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestinian Territory and Syria.
The next holiday in Israel is Lag BaOmer on May 26, 2024
Daylight saving time
- Oct 29, 202302:00->01:00Sunday, October 29, 2023, the clock was set backwards by 1 hour, from 02:00 AM GMT+3 to 01:00 AM GMT+2. Sunrise and sunset will be about 1 hour earlier than the previous day.
- Mar 29, 202402:00->03:00Friday, March 29, 2024, the clock was set forwards by 1 hour, from 02:00 AM GMT+2 to 03:00 AM GMT+3. Sunrise and sunset will be about 1 hour later than the previous day.
- Oct 27, 202402:00->01:00Sunday, October 27, 2024, the clock will be set backwards by 1 hour, from 02:00 AM GMT+3 to 01:00 AM GMT+2. Sunrise and sunset will be about 1 hour earlier than the previous day.
- Mar 28, 202502:00->03:00Friday, March 28, 2025, the clock will be set forwards by 1 hour, from 02:00 AM GMT+2 to 03:00 AM GMT+3. Sunrise and sunset will be about 1 hour later than the previous day.
2024 Holidays in Israel
- Mar 21
- Fast of Esther
- Mar 24
- Purim
- Apr 23
- Passover (Pesach)
- Apr 24
- Passover (intermediate days)
- Apr 29
- Mimouna, Seventh day of Passover
- May 14
- Independence Day (Yom HaAtzmaut)
- May 26
- Lag BaOmer
- Jun 12
- Shavuot (Feast of Weeks)
- Oct 3
- Rosh Hashanah (Yom Teruah)
- Oct 4
- Rosh Hashanah (Day 2)
- Oct 12
- Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur)
- Oct 17
- Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot)
- Oct 18
- The week of Sukkot
- Oct 24
- Simchat Torah/ Shmini Atzeret
- Dec 26
- Hanukkah
Largest cities in Israel
- Jerusalem 972K
- Tel Aviv 433K
- West Jerusalem 400K
- Haifa 285K
- Rishon LeTsiyyon 259K
- Petaẖ Tiqva 254K
- Netanya 228K
- Ashdod 227K
- Bnei Brak 214K
- H̱olon 196K
- Beersheba 187K
- Ramat Gan 171K
- Reẖovot 149K
- Ashkelon 144K
- Bat Yam 129K
- Bet Shemesh 125K
- Kfar Saba 110K
- Jaffa 100K
- Herzliya 97K
- Hadera 97K
- Modi‘in Makkabbim Re‘ut 93K
- Nazareth 77K
- Lod 77K
- Modiin Ilit 76K
- Ramla 76K
- Ra'anana 75K
- Rosh Ha‘Ayin 73K
- Hod HaSharon 63K
- Kiryat Gat 62K
- Givatayim 61K
- Qiryat Ata 59K
- Nahariyya 58K
- Umm el Faḥm 56K
- Eilat 52K
- Ness Ziona 50K
- Acre 49K
- El‘ad 49K
- Yavné 48K
- Ramat HaSharon 47K
- Karmi’el 46K
- Afula 45K
- Tiberias 45K
- Eṭ Ṭaiyiba 44K
- Qiryat Bialik 44K
- Netivot 44K
- Naẕerat ‘Illit 44K
- Qiryat Motsqin 43K
- Shefar‘am 42K
- Kiryat Ono 40K
- Qiryat Yam 40K
- Or Yehuda 37K
- Dimona 36K
- Safed 36K
- Ofaqim 35K
- Sakhnīn 32K
- Gedera 31K
- Bāqa el Gharbīya 30K
- Yehud-Monosson 29K
- Arad 28K
- Tirat Karmel 28K
- Be’er Ya‘aqov 28K
- Sderot 28K
- Giv'at Shmuel 27K
- Eṭ Ṭīra 27K
- Tamra 26K
- Migdal Ha‘Emeq 26K
- Yehud 26K
- Qiryat Mal’akhi 25K
- Daliyat al Karmel 25K
- ‘Ar‘ara 25K
- Kfar Yona 25K
- Nesher 24K
- Mevasseret Tsiyyon 24K
- Gan Yavne 24K
- Kafr Qāsim 24K
- Yoqne‘am ‘Illit 24K
- Zikhron Ya‘aqov 23K
- Maghār 23K
- Kafr Kannā 23K
- Qiryat Shmona 23K
- Kadima Zoran 22K
- maalot Tarshīhā 22K
- H̱ura 22K
- Judeida Makr 21K
- Kuseifa 21K
- Shoham 21K
- Ariel 21K
- Ganei Tikva 20K
- Tel Sheva‘ 20K
- Kafr Mandā 20K
- Rahat 20K
- Kafr Qari‘ 19K
- Or Akiva 19K
- Yāfā 19K
- Qiryat Tiv‘on 18K
- ‘Ar‘ara BaNegev 18K
- Yirkā 17K
- Qalansuwa 17K
- Bet She’an 17K
- Binyamina 16K
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