Dimona (Hebrew: דִּימוֹנָה) is an Israeli city in the Negev desert, 36 kilometres (22 mi) to the south of Beersheba and 35 kilometres (22 mi) west of the Dead Sea above the Arava valley in the Southern District of Israel.
Population: 33,558
Latitude: 31° 04' 16.57" N
Longitude: 35° 02' 1.32" E
The Negev Nuclear Research Center (Hebrew: קריה למחקר גרעיני – נגב) is an Israeli nuclear installation located in the Negev desert, about thirteen kilometers to the south-east of the city of Dimona. The purpose of Dimona is believed to be the manuf…
Tel Arad (Hebrew: תל ערד) or "old" Arad is located west of the Dead Sea, about 10 kilometres (6 miles) west of modern Arad in an area surrounded by mountain ridges which is known as the Arad Plain. The site is divided into a lower city and an upper…
Nevatim Israeli Air Force Base (IATA: VTM, ICAO: LLNV), also Air Force Base 28, is an Israeli Air Force base located southeast of Be'er Sheva, near moshav Nevatim. It was built as a rough runway in 1947 for the Sherut Avir, the air wing of the Hagan…
Mamshit (Hebrew: ממשית) is the Nabataean city of Mampsis or Memphis (Ancient Greek: Μέμφις). In the Nabataean period, Mamshit was an important station on Incense Road, running from the Idumean Mountains, through the Arabah and Ma'ale Akrabim, and o…
The Ma'ale Akrabim massacre, known in English as the Scorpions Pass massacre, was an attack on an Israeli passenger bus, carried out on 17 March 1954, in the middle of the day. Eleven passengers were shot dead by the attackers who ambushed and board…
HaMakhtesh HaGadol (Hebrew: הַמַּכְתֵּשׁ הַגָּדוֹל, lit. The Big Crater) is a makhtesh, a geological erosional landform of Israel's Negev desert.
The School for Infantry Corps Professions and Squad Commanders is the IDF body responsible for the training of all the Infantry Corps squad commanders and platoon sergeants.
Yatir Winery (Hebrew: יקב יתיר) is an Israeli boutique winery in Tel Arad, Israel.
The 2008 Dimona bombing was a suicide attack carried out by the militant organizations al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades and Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine in Dimona, Israel on February 4, 2008.
HaMakhtesh HaKatan (Hebrew: הַמַּכְתֵּשׁ הַקָּטָן, lit. The Small Crater) is a makhtesh, a geological erosional landform of Israel's Negev desert. One of five makhteshim in Israel, and seven in the world, it is the third largest in Israel at 5 km by…
Kabzeel, literally "gathering of God", was a city in the extreme south of Judah, near Idumaea (Joshua 15:21). Kabzeel was the birthplace of Benaiah, one of David's chief warriors (II Samuel 23:20; I Chronicles 11:22).
Dimona Railway Station (Hebrew: תחנת הרכבת דימונה, Takhanat HaRakevet Dimona) is a train station in Dimona, Israel, opened in 2005.
Yeshivat HaHesder Yerucham (Hebrew: ישיבת הסדר ירוחם) is a hesder yeshiva located in the development town of Yeruham, Israel.
Qasr al-Sir (Arabic: قصر السر; Hebrew: קסר א-סיר, lit. Fortress of Mystery) is a Bedouin village in the Negev desert in southern Israel.
Mulada (Hebrew: מולדה) is a Bedouin village in the Negev desert in southern Israel. The village covers 11,000 dunams (900 hectares) and is home to the al-Atrash and al-Hawashla tribes. It falls under the jurisdiction of Al-Kasom Regional Council.
Makhul (Hebrew: מַכְּחוּל) is a Bedouin village in the Negev desert in southern Israel. Located near Tel Arad, it falls under the jurisdiction of al-Kasom Regional Council.
Akrabbim (Hebrew: עקרבים, meaning "scorpions") is probably the general name given to the ridge containing the pass between the south of the Dead Sea and Zin, es-Sufah, by which there is an ascent to the level of the Negev desert. Scorpions are said…
Abu Qrenat or Abu Karinat (Arabic: ابو قرينات; Hebrew: אבו קרינאת) is a Bedouin village in Israel. Located in the northwestern Negev, it falls under the jurisdiction of Neve Midbar Regional Council. The village was established for the Abu Qrenat t…