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Desert Attractions In Southern District

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The Southern District is one of Israel's six administrative districts, the largest in terms of land area but the most sparsely populated. It covers most of the Negev desert, as well as the Arava valley. The population of the Southern District is 1,086,240 and its area is 14,185 km2. Its population is 79.66% Jewish and 12.72% Arab , with 7.62% Others. The district capital is Beersheba, while the largest city is Ashdod. Beersheba's dormitory towns of Omer, Meitar, and Lehavim are all relatively affluent, while the development towns and the seven Bedouin cities are lower on the socio-economic scale.
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  • 1. Eilat Action Eilat
    Eilat Airport , also known as J. Hozman Airport , is an Israeli airport located in the city of Eilat, and named for Arkia Airlines founder Yakov Hozman . Eilat Airport is located in the central area of the city, next to Route 90 . It mostly handles domestic flights to Tel Aviv and Haifa with international flights operating instead to Uvda International Airport, but a few international flights on aircraft that can handle the relatively short runway use Eilat as well. The airport was expected to cease operations on October 27, 2018 when Eilat's new international airport, Ramon Airport, becomes operational. However, the new airport is delayed and won't be operational until March 2019 at the earliest.
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  • 3. Ramon Desert Tours Mitspe Ramon
    Mitzpe Ramon is a town in the Negev desert of southern Israel. The name Ramon comes from the Hebrew Roma'im meaning Romans. It is situated on the northern ridge at an elevation of 860 meters overlooking a sizable erosion cirque known as the Ramon Crater. In 2017 it had a population of 5,240.
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  • 5. HaMakhtesh HaGadol Yeruham
    HaMakhtesh HaGadol is a makhtesh, a geological erosional landform of Israel's Negev desert. It measures 5 x 10 km.A makhtesh has steep walls of resistant rock surrounding a deep closed valley. One of five makhteshim in Israel and seven in the world, HaMakhtesh HaGadol is the second largest, being exceptional in that it is drained by one river, Nahal Hatira. Makatesh Gadol was discovered and named before Makhtesh Ramon which is the largest Makhtesh in Israel. HaMakhtesh HaGadol is near Yeruham, Israel's first development town, established in the early days of the state. The location was chosen because the region was thought to be rich in natural resources.
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  • 6. Yeruham Park and Lake Yeruham
    Yeruham is a town in the Southern District of Israel, in the Negev desert. It covers 38,584 dunams , and had a population of 9,511 in 2017. It is named after the Biblical Jeroham. The mayor of Yeruham was Amram Mitzna, but his term ended in early 2011, and he was succeeded by Michael Biton of Kadima, who was elected mayor in November 2010.For many years, Yeruham was economically depressed and suffered from image problems, but major efforts to improve the quality of life are under way.
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  • 7. Ein Gedi Botanical Garden Ein Gedi
    Ein Gedi , literally spring of the kid is an oasis and a nature reserve in Israel, located west of the Dead Sea, near Masada and the Qumran Caves. Ein Gedi was listed in 2016 as one of the most popular nature sites in the country.
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