Negev
Sign in to saveThe Negev ( ; ) or Naqab () is a desert and semidesert region of southern Israel. The region's largest city and administrative capital is Beersheba (pop. ), in the north. At its southern end is the Gulf of Aqaba and the resort city and port of Eilat. It contains several development towns, including Dimona, Arad, and Mitzpe Ramon, as well as a number of small Bedouin towns, including Rahat, Tel Sheva, and Lakiya. There are also several kibbutzim, including Revivim and Sde Boker; the latter became the home of Israel's first prime minister, David Ben-Gurion, after his retirement from politics.
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The Negev is a desert and semidesert region in southern Israel that stretches from the city of Beersheba in the north to the Gulf of Aqaba in the south, home to several development towns, kibbutzim, and Bedouin communities. The region is significant as a major part of Israel's southern territory, featuring the important port city of Eilat and serving as a home to various settlements and communities.
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- The Zin Valley and Nahal Havarim, near Midreshet Ben-Gurion
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- Mount Ramon
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30 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Geography
- Flora and fauna
- Climate
- History
- Prehistorical nomads
- Bronze Age
- {{anchor|Biblical}}Biblical
- Extent of biblical Negev
- Biblical reference
- Iron Age
- Nabateans and Romans
- Byzantine heydays: desert agriculture
- Decline; causes
- Early and Middle Islamic periods
- 10th–19th century Bedouins
- Late Ottoman period (1900–1917)
- British Mandate
- State of Israel
- Demography
- Bedouin
- Economy and housing
- Development plans
- Solar power
- Wineries
- Environmental issues
- See also
- Explanatory notes
- References
- External links
The Negev ( ; ) or Naqab () is a desert and semidesert region of southern Israel. The region's largest city and administrative capital is Beersheba (pop. ), in the north. At its southern end is the Gulf of Aqaba and the resort city and port of Eilat. It contains several development towns, including Dimona, Arad, and Mitzpe Ramon, as well as a number of small Bedouin towns, including Rahat, Tel Sheva, and Lakiya. There are also several kibbutzim, including Revivim and Sde Boker; the latter became the home of Israel's first prime minister, David Ben-Gurion, after his retirement from politics.
The desert is home to the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, whose faculties include the Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research and the Albert Katz International School for Desert Studies, both located on the Midreshet Ben-Gurion campus adjacent to Sde Boker.