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Encyclopedia > Southern District, Israel

The Southern District, or South District, of Israel, is one of six districts, and is the largest in terms of land area. It covers the greater amount of the Negev region, as well as the Arava. There are six main districts of Israel, known in Hebrew as mehozot (singular: mehoz) and thirteen sub-districts known as nafot (singular: nafa). ... Ruins in the Negev desert The Negev (Hebrew נֶגֶב, Tiberian Hebrew Néḡeḇ; Arabic النقب an-Naqab) is the desert region of southern Israel. ... Aravah is also the name of one of the Four Species used on the Judaism holiday of Sukkot. ...


Cities

Arad (Hebrew: ערד) is a modern city in southern Israel, on the border of the Judean Desert, 25 km west of the Dead Sea and 45 km east of Beer-Sheva, near the famous Masada (Metzada), in the South District of Israel. ... Ashdod (Hebrew אַשְׁדּוֹד, Standard Hebrew AÅ¡dod;, Tiberian Hebrew ʾAÅ¡dôḏ, Arabic إسدود ʾIsdÅ«d) is a port city in Israel located halfway between Tel Aviv and Gaza, in the Southern District of Israel. ... Ashkelon or Ashqelon (Hebrew אשקלון; Arabic عسقلان ʿAsqalān; Latin Ascalon) was an ancient Philistine seaport on the east coast of the Mediterranian sea just north of Gaza. ... Beersheba or Beer Sheva (Hebrew באר שבע; Arabic بئر السبع Biʾr as-Sabʿ) is a city in Israel. ... Dimona is an Israeli city in the Negev desert, 36 kilometers to the south of Beer-Sheva and 35 kilometers west of the Dead Sea in the Southern District of Israel. ... Eilat (Hebrew אֵילַת, Standard Hebrew Elat, Eylat), pop. ... Netivot (נתיבות) is a city in the Southern District of Israel in Israel. ... Ofaqim (אופקים; unofficially also spelled Ofakim) is a city in the Southern District of Israel in Israel. ... Qiryat Gat or (also unofficially spelled) Kiryat Gat (Hebrew קִרְיַת גָּת, Tiberian Hebrew Qiryaṯ-Gāṯ) is a city in the Southern District of Israel in Israel. ... Qiryat Malakhi (קרית מלאכי; unofficially also spelled Kiryat Malachi) is a city in the Southern District of Israel in Israel. ... Rahat (רהט) is a city in the Southern District of Israel. ... Sederot (שדרות; unofficially also spelled Sderot) is a city in the Southern District of Israel in Israel. ... Yerucham is a town in the Israeli Negev in the South District of Israel. ...

Local Municipalities

In Israel, a local municipality, or local council, is a locality similar to a city in structure and way of life, that has not yet achieved a status of a city, which requires a minimum number of residents, among other things. ... Hura (in Hebrew: חורה) is a Bedouin village, located near Beersheva. ... Mitzpe Ramon is a town in the Negev desert of southern Israel. ... Omer is the common infrastructure project manager for a large, distributed application at a leading financial institution Omer is an ancient unit of measure used in the era of the ancient Temple in Jerusalem. ...

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