Largest cities
Jerusalem 936,000 pop., 1,544,000 urban aggl.
Tel Aviv-Jaffa 461,000 pop., 2,799,000 urban aggl.
Haifa 285,000 pop., 581,000 urban aggl.
Rishon LeZiyyon 254,000 pop.
Highest mountains
Mount Hermon (in Golan Heights) 2,224 m (7,297 ft)
Mount Meron 1,208 m (3,963 ft)
Longest rivers
Jordan River 250 km (155 mi), including parts in Syria, Jordan and Palestine
Largest lakes
Dead Sea 600 kmē (232 sq mi) total, with sections in Jordan and Palestine
Sea of Galilee 164 kmē (63 sq mi)