BIE-class Specialized exposition Visitors 600,000 Country Israel | Motto Conquest of the Desert Countries 14 | |
Name International Exhibition and Fair Jerusalem Israel | ||
Conquest of the Desert was a world's fair held in Jerusalem, Israel in 1953 International Exhibition and Fair Jerusalem Israel. It focused on the themes of reclamation and population of desert area.
It was opened on 22 September by president Ben Zvi and acting premier Moshe Sharett, closed 22 days later on 14 October and had been visited by 600,000 people.
13 foreign countries participated. This included the United States, although they announced that they would boycott the opening ceremony. The Soviet Union declined to attend. UNESCO and the World Health Organisation also attended.
Postage stamps commemorating the exhibition were designed by Abram Games.
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