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Fun fact 3 about Israel

Tel Megiddo, the ruins of a Canaanite and later Israelite city
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In 634–641 CE, the Rashidun Caliphate conquered the Levant and lifted the Christian ban on Jews entering Jerusalem.

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Israel

Population
10.1M
Area
20,770 km²
Capital
Jerusalem
Continent
Asia
96th most populous country in the world

Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia. It is bordered by Lebanon to the north, Syria to the northeast, Jordan to the east, and Egypt to the southwest.

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Photo: Carole Raddato from FRANKFURT, Germany · CC BY-SA 2.0