Founded in the 1950s when a busload of newly arrived Russian immigrants were unceremoniously dumped in the middle of the Negev with a few cargo containers to live in and told to found a new city, Mitzpe Ramon remains small and struggling, with one of the highest unemployment rates in the country. One of the original opportunities for founding a town in this location was to take advantage of traffic on Route #40 travelling to and returning from Eilat in the south, a few nearby military bases and a smattering of ecotourism. Several large military bases (with over 10,000 soldiers altogether) surround the town, including the large Ramon AFB. The Wise Observatory is located 5 km to the east. The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... The Florence and George Wise Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by Tel-Aviv University. ...
The growth of the town was severely halted when Route #90 was opened along the Arava to the east and virtually all traffic to and from Eilat bypasses Mitzpe Ramon entirely. Arava can refer to: Arabah, a section of the Great Rift Valley between the Dead Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba in Israel. ...
Coordinates: 30°36′36″N, 34°48′″E MitzpeRamon is a local council in the Negevdesert of southern Israel.
The town is situated on the northern ridge overlooking the enormous erosion cirque known as the Ramon Crater.
Founded in the 1950s when a busload of newly arrived Russian immigrants were unceremoniously dumped in the middle of the Negev with a few cargo containers to live in and told to found a new city, MitzpeRamon remains small and struggling, with one of the highest unemployment rates in the country.
Ramon Crater is the world's biggest karst crater, located at the peak of Mount Negev, in the heart of Israel's NegevDesert, some 85 kilometers south of the city of Beer-Sheva.
The only settlement in the area is the small town of MitzpeRamon (In Hebrew: מצפה רמון - Ramon Observation Point) located on the northern edge of the crater.
Impressive mountains rise at the borders of the crater - Har Ramon (Mt. Ramon) in the southern end, Har Ardon (Mt. Ardon) in the northeastern end, and two beautiful table mountains - Har Marpek (Mt. Marpek), and Har Katom (Mt. Katom) are along the southern wall.
Feeds |
Contact