Western Asia
Israel
The top 5 natural landmarks of Israel — real photos, locations and fascinating facts for every wonder.
Asia
LakesDead Sea
Judean Desert
The Dead Sea (Arabic: اَلْبَحْر الْمَيِّت, romanized: al-Baḥr al-Mayyit; or اَلْبَحْر الْمَيْت, al-Baḥr al-Mayt; Hebrew: יַם הַמֶּלַח, romanized: Yam hamMelaḥ), also known by other names, is a landlocked salt lake bordered by Jordan to the east, the West Bank to the west and Israel to the southwest.
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The lowest point on land, so salty that bathers float effortlessly.
CanyonsMakhtesh Ramon
Negev
Makhtesh Ramon (Hebrew: מכתש רמון; lit. Ramon Crater/Makhtesh; Arabic: وادي الرمان; lit. The Ruman Wadi) is a geological feature of Israel's Negev desert.
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A vast erosion crater 40 km long, unique to the Negev desert.
WaterfallsEin Gedi
Judean Desert
Ein Gedi (Hebrew: עין גדי) may refer to the following:
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A desert oasis of springs and waterfalls above the Dead Sea.
CavesRosh Hanikra
Western Galilee
Rosh HaNikra or Hanikra (Hebrew: ראש הנקרה, lit. 'head of the cavern'; Arabic: رأس الناقورة, romanized: Rās an-Naqūrah) is a geologic formation in northwest Israel on the border with Lebanon, located on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, in the Western Galilee.
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Sea-carved chalk grottoes glowing blue on the Mediterranean coast.
MountainsMount Hermon
Golan Heights
Mount Hermon () is a mountain cluster constituting the southern end of the Anti-Lebanon Mountains. Its summit straddles the border between Syria and Lebanon and at the elevation of 2,814 m (9,232 ft), is the highest point in Syria and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.
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Israel's highest peak, snow-capped for much of the winter.