20 Interesting Facts About Israel That Make It A Fascinating Country

6Tel Aviv is also called the Gay capital

Tel Aviv is one of the most gay-friendly cities, it is also being said that 25-30 percent population of the city is gay and it has been termed as the Gay capital of the Middle East. It’s pretty hard to find such friendly places for LGBT in the world where they can live their lives as per their own will.

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7Beaches of Israel

There are 137 official beaches in Israel however it has a coastline of just 273 km. These beaches include beaches along the Red Sea, Mediterranean Sea and the Dead Sea. The visitors can have a great time at these beaches and enjoy their visit by either getting wet in the water or by getting a tan lying on the beach.

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8Solar Energy

The Israeli government has been promoting the use of renewable energy for a long time now and as per an estimate, nearly 93 percent of the Israeli homes use solar energy for water heating. This is the highest percentage in the world as far as use of solar energy is concerned.

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9Museums in Israel

There is a good number of museums in Israel in fact; it is heaven for the museum lovers because it has the most museums per capita than any other nation in the world. Israel has different museums for different topics such as science, history, religion etc. So whenever you get a chance to visit Israel, don’t forget to visit the museums.

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10Blind can also recognize Israeli banknotes

The Israeli bank notes have braille markings on them so that the blind people can also identify the denomination of the currency notes. It is highly appreciable on the part of the government to think about the convenience of those, who are partially or completely visually disabled. There are very few countries who have provided this service to the blind.

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