UPSC Prelims PYQ 2003: Which countries share land borders with Israel?

Which of the following countries does Israel share common borders with?

1. Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and Egypt
2. Lebanon, Syria, Turkey and Jordan
3. Cyprus, Turkey, Jordan and Egypt
4. Turkey, Syria, Iraq and Yemen

Explanation

Option (a) is correct

• Israel is a country in the Middle East located along the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea. It shares land borders with Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and the Palestinian territories of the West Bank and Gaza Strip, and also shares a maritime boundary with Cyprus.

Answer: (a) Lebanon, Syria, Turkey and Jordan