Kings City is a biblical theme park in Eilat, Israel, which was inaugurated in June 2005. It required an investment of about USD 40 million. It is owned by "Africa Israel", "Elran d.d. Real Estate ltd" and a Swiss investor.
The park can handle 4500 visitors per day.
In December 2005, Africa Israel, one of the three owners of Kings City, and another Israeli firm, Polar International, announced they had signed a deal to build a giant amusement park in South Carolina at a cost of USD 360 million.
In January 2006, an evangelical consortium led by Pat Robertson and his Christian Broadcasting Network was negotiating with Israel’s government to build a biblical Christian Heritage Center at the northern end of the Sea of Galilee, northeast of Capernaum.
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