Worth knowing
Israel
Israel lies on the flyway between Europe, Asia and Africa. Tens of thousands of cranes stop each winter at one wetland, the Hula Valley, on their way from Finland to Ethiopia.
Where its story happens
The Hula Valley, at 33.10°N, 35.61°E. It's the place the game marks on the globe once the country is found. See it on a map.
Five things to know about Israel
In Geodar these are the five clues to this country, and it counts as one of the easy countries. The game asks the hardest clue first. Here the easiest comes first.
- Where it is. It's Israel, on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean, between Egypt and Lebanon. See Israel on a map.
- Its main language is Hebrew, and its biggest city on the coast is Tel Aviv.
- The Dead Sea, the lowest place on land, lies on its eastern side, and the Mediterranean on its western.
- One of its cities is nicknamed the White City, for the thousands of pale Bauhaus-style buildings put up in the 1930s.
- Twice a year about 500 million birds funnel through its skies, flying between Europe, Asia and Africa.