Negev

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.

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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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Landform.image: File:NahalHavarimNov212022 03.jpg
Landform.caption: The Zin Valley and Nahal Havarim, near Midreshet Ben-Gurion
Landform.part_of: Israel
Landform.highest_point: Mount Ramon
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Instance of: desert
Part of: Land of Israel
Country: Israel
Located in: Israel
Area: 13000
Highest point: Mount Ramon
Image: Negev-2005-1.JPG

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Commons category: Negev
topic's main category: Category:Negev
described by source: Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron
different from: IWI Negev
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Etymology
Geography
Flora and fauna
Climate
History
Prehistorical nomads
Bronze Age
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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 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.

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