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Dimona
thumb|View of Dimona thumb|Apartment blocks in Dimona Dimona (, ) is an Israeli city in the Negev desert, to the south-east of Beersheba and west of the Dead Sea above the Arava valley in the Southern District of Israel. In its population was . The Shimon Peres Negev Nuclear Research Center, colloquially known as the Dimona Reactor, is located southeast of the city.
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Place details
- Locality
- דימונה
- Region
- מחוז הדרום
- Country
- ישראל
- Population
- 36,192
- Timezone
Travel guide
Understand
Dimona was settled by immigrants from North Africa in the 1960s. A sect of Black Hebrews who left Chicago in search of self-fulfillment (as Christians) in the Israeli desert arrived in Dimona. Whitney Houston has relatives among them.
Get around
Walk. Or take one of the five local bus routes.
See
The Black Hebrew Israelite community lives mostly in a neighborhood in the east part of the city. These are African-Americans who immigrated to Israel several decades ago, and follow practices similar to those of Judaism. They are welcoming to outsiders, and their celebrations of holidays like Passover and Shavuot are very colorful.
Do
Dimona is generally quite boring, where the only excitement may be the occasional wind storm. You can't even see the famous alleged nuclear site from the city.
Go next
Mamshit, a ruined Nabatean city, is located in the Negev about 5 km southeast of Dimona.
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Article
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- Etymology
- History
- Demography
- Economy
- Geography and climate
- Climate
- Transportation
- Notable people
- Twin towns
- References
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thumb|View of Dimona thumb|Apartment blocks in Dimona Dimona (, ) is an Israeli city in the Negev desert, to the south-east of Beersheba and west of the Dead Sea above the Arava valley in the Southern District of Israel. In its population was . The Shimon Peres Negev Nuclear Research Center, colloquially known as the Dimona Reactor, is located southeast of the city.
==Etymology== The Negev Naming Committee chose the name based upon that of a biblical town, mentioned in Joshua 15:21-22, on the basis that "the sound of this name had been preserved in the Arabic name Harabat Umm Dumna."
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