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The ink flag is the improvised banner raised by Israeli soldiers at Umm Rashrash in March 1949, marking the end of the War of Independence. Umm Rashrash later became the city of Eilat. Discussed here as part of a day in Eilat and the Eilat Mountains.

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Hiking the Red Canyon in the Eilat Mountains
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Campus Eilat Day Two: Eilat and the Eilat Mountains

Day two of Campus Eilat: starting at Umm Rash Rash and the story of the Ink Flag, hiking the Red Canyon and ascending Mt Tzefachot for the four-countries view, before ending at the Eilat Underwater Observatory.

Dec 2013 · 3 minute read
Um Rash Rash: Operation Ovda Memorial Hiking the Red Canyon in the Eilat Mountains View from Mount Tzefachot over the Eilat bay. The Red Sea coral reef from the Eilat underwater observatory
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