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Vinony's link graph records 137 inbound references to Mitzpe Ramon, and connects out to desert climate, Makhtesh Ramon National Park and Highway 40.
It sits within the topics 1951 establishments in Israel, Development towns and Local councils in Southern District (Israel).
Vinony links it to 26 Wikipedia language editions.
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Place details
- Locality
- מצפה רמון
- Region
- מחוז הדרום
- Country
- ישראל
- Population
- 5,211
- Timezone
- Asia/Jerusalem
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Iso 259
- Miçpe Ramon
- Country
- Israel
- District
- Southern
- Head of municipality
- Elia Winter
- Total
- 62,875 dunams (62.875 km ; 24.276 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 839 m (2,753 ft)
- Density
- 92.93/km (240.7/sq mi)
- Name meaning
- Ramon Lookout
- Website
- mitzpe-ramon .muni .il
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- local council in Israel
- Official name
- מצפה רמון
- Country
- Israel
- Located in
- Southern District
- Population
- 5179
- Area
- 62.875
- Elevation
- 839
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Official website
- mitzpe-ramon.muni.il
- Image
- MIZPE RAMON OVERVIEW.jpg
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- Commons category
- Mitzpe Ramon
- inception
- 1956-00-00
- postal code
- 80600
- native label
- מצפה רמון
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Encyclopedic overview
Mitzpe Ramon (Hebrew: מִצְפֵּה רָמוֹן, Ramon Lookout; Arabic: متسبي رمون) is a local council in the Negev desert of southern Israel. It is situated on the northern ridge at an elevation of 860 meters (2,800 feet) overlooking the world's largest erosion cirque, known as the Makhtesh Ramon. In 2024 it had a population of 5,843.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mitzpe Ramon” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.