Petra - Ma'an, Jordan - Nabataeans, Mount Hor, Arabah
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Jews
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King Solomon
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Aqaba
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Be'er Ora
'''Be'er Ora''' () is a communal settlement near Eilat in the far south of Israel. It belongs to the Hevel Eilot Regional Council. It is located in the Arava region, just west of Highway 90, north of kibbutz Eilot, and south of Elifaz and Timna Park. As of 2007, twenty families live there.
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Eilat
Eilat (, ) is Israel's southernmost city, a busy port as well as a popular resort, located at the northern tip of the Red Sea, on the Gulf of Eilat. Home to 46,600 people, the city is part of the Southern Negev Desert, at the southern end of the Arava. The city is adjacent to the Egyptian village of Taba to the south, the Jordanian port city of Aqaba to the east, and within sight of Saudi Arabia to the south-east, across the gulf. Eilat's arid desert climate is moderated by proximity to a warm sea. Temperatures often exceed in summer, and in winter, while water temperatures range between . The city's beaches, nightlife and desert landscapes make it a popular destination for domestic and international tourism.
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Ein Hatzeva
Ein Hatzeva (, lit. Hatzeva Spring) is a moshav in the central Arava valley in Israel. Located south of the Dead Sea, it falls under the jurisdiction of Tamar Regional Council.
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Ein Tamar
Ein Tamar (, lit. Date Spring) is a moshav in the northern Arabah valley in Israel. Located south of the Dead Sea, it falls under the jurisdiction of Tamar Regional Council.
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Ein Yahav
Ein Yahav () is a moshav in Israel. Located in the northern Arava, 12km south of Hatzeva, it falls under the jurisdiction of the Central Arava Regional Council. It is named after Ein Yahav (Yahav Spring), southwest of the moshav. In 2005 it has a population of about 500.
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Elifaz, Israel
Elifaz () is a kibbutz in the Arabah valley, near Eilat, in the far south of Israel. It belongs to the Hevel Eilot Regional Council.
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Grofit
Grofit (, lit. Shoot (of a plant)) is a kibbutz near Eilat in the Arabah region in the far south of Israel. It falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Eilot Regional Council.
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Gulf of Aqaba
The Gulf of Aqaba (; transliterated: Khalyj al-'Aqabah) is a large gulf of the Red Sea. In Israel and pre twentieth-century sources it is often named the Gulf of Eilat (Hebrew: מפרץ אילת, transliterated: Mifratz Eilat).
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Idan
Idan () is a moshav in Arava region of southern Israel. It belongs to the Central Arava Regional Council.
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Israel
Israel (, ''Yisrā'el; , Isrā'īl), officially the State of Israel (Hebrew: , Medīnat Yisrā'el; , Dawlat Isrā'īl''), is a parliamentary republic in the Middle East located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan and the West Bank in the east, Egypt and Gaza on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area. Israel is the world's only predominantly Jewish state, and is defined as A Jewish and Democratic State by the Israeli government.
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Jordan
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Ketura, Israel
Ketura () is a kibbutz north of Eilat in the Arabah rift valley. "Ketura" is the name of a hill nearby and the name of the second wife of Abraham (Genesis 25:1). It has approximately 130 members and 150 children (including adult offspring). About one third of the members are native Israelis, with the rest coming from the United States, Canada, England, South Africa, Australia, Spain, France, Latin America, Switzerland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, and the former Soviet Union.
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Lotan (kibbutz)
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Lotan, Israel
Lotan () is a Reform kibbutz in the Arabah Valley in the Negev desert in southern Israel. It was founded in 1983 as Yahel Bet by twenty Israeli and twenty American youths. The current name derives from "one of the sons of Seir". (Genesis 36:20) (a descendant of Esau, who lived in Edom nearby)
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Neot HaKikar
Neot HaKikar () is a moshav in the northern Arabah valley in Israel. Located south of the Dead Sea, it falls under the jurisdiction of Tamar Regional Council.
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Neot Smadar
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Neve Harif
Neot Smadar () is a kibbutz located in the Arabah valley in southern Israel. it falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Eilot Regional Council, and was founded on the site of an older defunct kibbutz called Shizafon ().
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Samar, Israel
Neve Harif () is a kibbutz in southern Israel. Located in the Arabah valley near Eilat, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Eilot Regional Council. In 2008 it had a population of 127.
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Sapir, Israel
Samar () is a kibbutz in the Arabah valley in the far south of Israel. Located near Eilat, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Eilot Regional Council.
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Timna Valley Park
Sapir () is a communal settlement near Route 90 in southern Israel. It belongs to the Central Arava Regional Council. It was founded in 1978 and is named after Pinchas Sapir.
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Tzofar
Timna Valley Park is a national park in the Negev desert of Israel and home to the world's oldest copper mines. It is located in the southwestern Arabah, approximately 25 km north of Eilat, at the southern tip of Israel. The park is noted for its natural sandstone formations, including King Solomon’s Pillars, the “Mushroom,” and the “Arches." The copper mines are at least 6,000 years old and were worked almost continuously by the Egyptians, Midianites, Romans, Nabateans, and Umayyads, among others. Ancient mine shafts and rock carvings, a temple dedicated to the Egyptian goddess Hathor, and a replica of the biblical Tabernacle are some of the sites the national park offers to its visitors, in addition to its natural archaeological formations. Timna Lake, created by the Jewish National Fund within the park, provides many family activities for tourists, as well as shopping and dining. The remains of the mines were discovered at the end of the 19th century, but scientific and public interest were minimal until the 1930’s, when American archaeologist Nelson Glueck theorized that the mines were connected to King Solomon. Excavations from 1959 to 1990 allowed archaeologists to reconstruct the history of the copper mines from 4,000 BCE to the Middle Ages.
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Tzukim
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Wadi Araba Crossing
Tzukim (, lit. Cliffs), also Zuqim, is a communal settlement in southern Israel. Located in the Arava, 8km south of Tzofar, it falls under jurisdiction of the Central Arava Regional Council. Tzukim was founded in 2001 on land vacated by the Bildad army camp. Bildad also served as a transit point for new settlement in the Arava. The first settlement phase was supposed to begin in 2003, with fifty families. The first settles were people in their 40s from central Israel. Tzukim's economy is supposed to be based on tourism. 200 guest houses are planned here as well as restaurants and spas. As of 2008, twelve rooms have been built and another 70 under construction. 25 families now live in the community on a permanent basis and another 20 are in the final stages of building homes.
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Wadi Rum
The Wadi Araba Border Crossing (, ) is an international border crossing between Aqaba, Jordan and Eilat, Israel. Opened on August 8, 1994, it is currently one of three entry/exit points between the two countries that handles tourists. Some 85,172 Jordanian workers coming to work in southern Israel crossed into Israel through the Yitzhak Rabin crossing, as opposed to 81,016 in 2006, marking a 5.8 percent increase.[http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/944569.html]
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Yahel
Wadi Rum () also known as The Valley of the Moon () is a valley cut into the sandstone and granite rock in south Jordan at 60 km to the east of Aqaba. It is the largest wadi in Jordan. The name Rum most likely comes from an Aramaic root meaning 'high' or 'elevated'. To reflect its proper Arabic pronunciation, archaeologists transcribe it as Wadi Ramm. The highest elevation in Wadi rum is Mount Um Dami at more than 1800m above sea level.
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Yotvata
:This article is about the kibbutz. For other uses, see Yahel (disambiguation).
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Modern Ambient Trance: Digital Aura - Plains of Arabah
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- Published: 01 Aug 2009
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Digital Aura - Plains of Arabah Cool, Chill song! It is christian electro (but atiests: you can enjoy too!) _ .. _ U_U i hope you like that random face i made up.. by the way: does this ------ :E -------- look like a walrus? lol but yeah, the song is not mine, but i feel as though it deserves some promotion. and i am sort of friends w/ digital aura....so (if its not too much to ask) please don't flag the video for copywrite! thats itt =] -Shunnn
arabah
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Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories (Sora) Arabah part 1
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- Published: 20 Jul 2011
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- Author: ChaoticFeline
Off to the next place, and we find Aladdin.
Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories (Sora) Arabah part 2
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- Published: 20 Jul 2011
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More insanity in Arabah!!!!!
Plains Of Arabah-Digital Aura
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Photos put to music. www.digital-aura.ca
Arab Guy from Arabah are alot pissed his cousin not give back Ipod!
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- Duration: 7:25
- Published: 06 Apr 2009
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That muthabitcher has had my Ipod since last ramadan.
Eilat , Red Sea & Arabah
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- Published: 16 Jan 2010
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Eilat City , Red Sea & Arabah. Мusical accompany of the clip The the great song by Gino Vannelli "I just wanna stop."
Emergency Landing and Wadi Arabah.mov
Video of some fantastic gorge scenery in Jordan, taken from a helicopter. We had just survived a burst hydrolic hose during flight, and were rewarded with some breathtaking views.
Rahmah, Wadi Arabah, Jordan
Photos from Rahmah desert near Aqaba in south Jordan along with music by Dead Can Dance....by Rami Sajdi
Israel Route - Eilat And The Arabah
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- Published: 01 Jun 2010
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Amazing pictures of Amazing Place
The Arabah Desert
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- Published: 27 Dec 2006
- Uploaded: 19 Jul 2010
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Taken on the way to Petra
Lightpreview Arabah City Highway Patrol
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- Published: 11 Jul 2011
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Porsche Cayenne with Legend Lightbar.
Nisan Arabah @ Jumping Starnmeer
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Nisan Arabah with Rhea
Joshua 12 (with text - press on more info. of video on the side)
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- Published: 21 Nov 2009
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Joshua 12 (New International Version) Joshua 12 List of Defeated Kings 1 These are the kings of the land whom the Israelites had defeated and whose territory they took over east of the Jordan, from the Arnon Gorge to Mount Hermon, including all the eastern side of the Arabah: 2 Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon. He ruled from Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Gorge—from the middle of the gorge—to the Jabbok River, which is the border of the Ammonites. This included half of Gilead. 3 He also ruled over the eastern Arabah from the Sea of Kinnereth [a] to the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea [b] ), to Beth Jeshimoth, and then southward below the slopes of Pisgah. 4 And the territory of Og king of Bashan, one of the last of the Rephaites, who reigned in Ashtaroth and Edrei. 5 He ruled over Mount Hermon, Salecah, all of Bashan to the border of the people of Geshur and Maacah, and half of Gilead to the border of Sihon king of Heshbon. 6 Moses, the servant of the LORD, and the Israelites conquered them. And Moses the servant of the LORD gave their land to the Reubenites, the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh to be their possession. 7 These are the kings of the land that Joshua and the Israelites conquered on the west side of the Jordan, from Baal Gad in the Valley of Lebanon to Mount Halak, which rises toward Seir (their lands Joshua gave as an inheritance to the tribes of Israel according to their tribal divisions- 8 the hill country, the western foothills, the <b>...</b>
Deuteronomy 1 (with text - press on more info. of video on the side)
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- Published: 17 Jun 2009
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Deuteronomy 1 (New International Version) Deuteronomy 1 The Command to Leave Horeb 1 These are the words Moses spoke to all Israel in the desert east of the Jordan—that is, in the Arabah—opposite Suph, between Paran and Tophel, Laban, Hazeroth and Dizahab. 2 (It takes eleven days to go from Horeb to Kadesh Barnea by the Mount Seir road.) 3 In the fortieth year, on the first day of the eleventh month, Moses proclaimed to the Israelites all that the LORD had commanded him concerning them. 4 This was after he had defeated Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon, and at Edrei had defeated Og king of Bashan, who reigned in Ashtaroth. 5 East of the Jordan in the territory of Moab, Moses began to expound this law, saying: 6 The LORD our God said to us at Horeb, "You have stayed long enough at this mountain. 7 Break camp and advance into the hill country of the Amorites; go to all the neighboring peoples in the Arabah, in the mountains, in the western foothills, in the Negev and along the coast, to the land of the Canaanites and to Lebanon, as far as the great river, the Euphrates. 8 See, I have given you this land. Go in and take possession of the land that the LORD swore he would give to your fathers—to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob—and to their descendants after them." The Appointment of Leaders 9 At that time I said to you, "You are too heavy a burden for me to carry alone. 10 The LORD your God has increased your numbers so that today you are as many as the stars in the <b>...</b>
Petra temples, مدرج البتراء , Jordan
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- Published: 12 Mar 2009
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- Author: vladamikulec
( video 2007, Petra temples, Jordan). Petra (from URU $e-eh-{la}[-li].KI in Akkadian, "petra-πέτρα", cleft in the rock in Greek; Arabic: البتراء, Al-Batrāʾ) is an archaeological site in the Arabah, Ma'an Governorate, Jordan, lying on the slope of Mount Hor[1] in a basin among the mountains which form the eastern flank of Arabah (Wadi Araba), the large valley running from the Dead Sea to the Gulf of Aqaba. It is renowned for its rock-cut architecture. Petra is also one of the new wonders of the world. The Nabateans constructed it as their capital city around 100 BCE. The site remained unknown to the Western world until 1812, when it was introduced to the West by Swiss explorer Johann Ludwig Burckhardt. It was famously described as "a rose-red city half as old as time" in a Newdigate prize-winning sonnet by John William Burgon. UNESCO has described it as "one of the most precious cultural properties of man's cultural heritage.In 1985, Petra was designated a World Heritage Site.
" Petra " by Paul Lawler and Paul Speer
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- Published: 29 Nov 2009
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I have the great pleasure and honour to present Petra, again a magnificent and fascinating soundscape out of the new album "Wonders". Wonders is composed and performed by critically acclaimed musicians Paul Lawler from the UK and Paul Speer from the USA. Wonders is a musical journey to awe inspiring places on Planet Earth. Please see Paul Speer's channel for more information: www.youtube.com or go to: www.paulspeer.com. I can't tell how much I'm enjoying to do the videos to your fantastic music! My very special thanks and sincere appreciation to Paul Speer and to Paul Lawler for this exciting collaboration! Petra is the treasure of ancient world, hidden behind an almost impenetrable barrier of rugged mountains, boasting incomparable scenes that make it the most majestic and imposing ancient site still-standing nowadays.. It has been said "perhaps there is nothing in the world that resembles it", actually, for sure, there is nothing in the world that resembles it. The rock-carved rose-red city of Petra is full of mysterious charm, it was "designed to strike wonder into all who entered it". Petra (Greek "πέτρα", meaning rock; Arabic: البتراء, Al-Batrā) is an archaeological site in the Arabah, Ma'an Governorate, Jordan, lying on the slope of Mount Hor in a basin among the mountains which form the eastern flank of Arabah (Wadi Araba), the large valley running from the Dead Sea to the Gulf of Aqaba. It is renowned for its rock-cut architecture. Petra is also one of the New <b>...</b>
Jordan's ties with Israel turn cold - 26 Oct 09
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Jordan and Israel mark 15 years of peace today, but ties between both countries are cooler than ever. Since the right-wing Israeli government of Binyamin Netanyahu took office in May, Jordan has been left further disappointed with its neighbour - saying they are the ones sacrificing more than they are getting from an agreement with Israel. It has been 15 years since Jordan became the only Arab nation, other than Egypt, to normalise ties with Israel. Pushed by the United States the two warring nations signed the historical Wadi Arabah Peace treaty (or the Camp David peace accord) on October 26, 1994. The treaty set a border between the two countries on the River Jordan that aimed to fully normalise diplomatic and security relations. In 1996, the US signed an additional trade treaty allowing Jordan to export products to the US duty free if they contained inputs from Israel. US aid to Jordan has grown more than 24 times since the signing of the treaty. But 15 years on, the Jordanian parliament is calling for the treaty to be annulled. Jordan's King says trade is almost non-existant and it is almost impossible for Jordanians to enter Israel. Al Jazeera's Nisreen el-Shamayleh reports from Amman.
Freestyle reining Starnmeer 2008
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- Published: 01 Feb 2011
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Nisan Arabah & Miss General Command as Army Horses on their very first freesyle reining night. It was a great experience, we were ranked 1st as a duo and 5th of all participants. Sadly the last part, including stops and lead changes, hasn't been recorded due to our stupid camera... :-( But we still had a great evening, thanks to our amazing horses!
Sarah Travel Diary - Petra Jordan Part 2
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- Published: 13 Nov 2009
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- Author: supersonicsaz
Petra* UNESCO World Heritage Site -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Treasury at Petra State Party Jordan Type Cultural Criteria i, iii, iv Reference 326 Region** Arab States Inscription history Inscription 1985 (9th Session) * Name as inscribed on World Heritage List. ** Region as classified by UNESCO. Petra (Greek "πέτρα" (petra), meaning rock; Arabic: البتراء, Al-Batrāʾ) is an archaeological site in the Arabah, Ma'an Governorate, Jordan, lying on the slope of Mount Hor[1] in a basin among the mountains which form the eastern flank of Arabah (Wadi Araba), the large valley running from the Dead Sea to the Gulf of Aqaba. It is renowned for its rock-cut architecture. Petra is also one of the New Seven Wonders of the World. The Nabataeans constructed it as their capital city around 100 BCE.[2] The site remained unknown to the Western world until 1812, when it was introduced to the West by Swiss explorer Johann Ludwig Burckhardt. It was famously described as "a rose-red city half as old as time" in a Newdigate prize-winning sonnet by John William Burgon. UNESCO has described it as "one of the most precious cultural properties of man's cultural heritage."[3] In 1985, Petra was designated a World Heritage Site.
Petra, Jordan
Petra (Greek "πέτρα" (petra), meaning rock; Arabic: البتراء, Al-Batrāʾ) is an archaeological site in the Arabah, Ma'an Governorate, Jordan, lying on the slope of Mount Hor[1] in a basin among the mountains which form the eastern flank of Arabah (Wadi Araba), the large valley running from the Dead Sea to the Gulf of Aqaba. (I do not own any rights on this video)
Petra - Sacrifice View
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- Published: 28 Dec 2006
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- Author: markaceves
View taken from the highest peak at Petra, close to the monastery, where the Nabateans held sacrifices on the edge overlooking the Arabah
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Eilot (Hebrew: אֵילוֹת) is the southernmost kibbutz in Israel, located in the Arabah valley, near the border with Jordan and less than a kilometer north of Eilat and just over 3 kilometers north of the Red Sea.
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Mamshit
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Mamshit
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Mount Sodom, Israel, showing the so-called "Lot's Wife" pillar made of halite like the rest of the mountain.
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Mamshit
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Jordan Valley (Middle East)
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The Sea of Galilee, seen from Kinneret, Israel. The Jordan River runs along the Jordan Rift Valley, from Mount Hermon through the Hulah Valley and the Sea of Galilee to the Dead Sea, the lowest point on the surface of the Earth.
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Ein Afek Crusader's dam and ponds, Ein Afek, Israel. Despite its small size, Israel is home to a variety of geographic features, from the Negev desert in the south to the mountain ranges of the Galilee, Carmel, and the Golan in the north. The Israeli Coastal Plain on the shores of the Mediterranean is home to seventy percent of the nation's population.
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Light colored fragmented rockface, sloping towards a small pool. A weak stream of water flows along the rocks, feeding the pool. Four hikers are standing on the rockface. A tree or shrub stands to the right of the pool, and a part of the pool is green with algae.
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Montreal was a Crusader castle on the eastern side of the Arabah, perched on the side of a rocky, conical mountain, looking out over fruit trees below. The ruins, called Shobak or Shawbak in Arabic, are located in modern Jordan.
photo: Public Domain / Wilson44691
Pebbles cemented with halite on the western shore of the Dead Sea near Ein Gedi.
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Arabah
The Arabah (, HaArava; , ), also known as Aravah, is a section of the Great Rift Valley running in a north-south orientation between the southern end of the Sea of Galilee (as the Jordan river valley) down to the Dead Sea and continuing further south where it ends at the Gulf of Aqaba. It includes most of the border between Israel to the west and Jordan to the east. Many modern geographers no longer acknowledge the northern section, between the Dead Sea and the Sea of Galilee to be part of the Arabah, but in antiquity up to the early 20th century this full expanse of Rift Valley was all considered part of the Arabah.
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The hottest, southern stretch of the Arabah is in length from the Gulf of Aqaba to the southern shore of the Dead Sea. Topographically, the region is divided into three sections. From the Gulf of Aqaba northward, the land gradually rises over a distance of , and reaches a height of above sea level, which represents the watershed divide between the Dead Sea and Red Sea. From this crest, the land slopes gently northward over the next to a point south of the Dead Sea. In the last section, the Arabah drops steeply to the Dead Sea, which at below sea level, is the lowest point on earth (and historically falling).
The southern Arabah is very hot and dry and virtually without rain; consequently, it is only lightly populated. The Jordanian administrative district of Wadi Araba is reported to have a population of 6775, with an additional 96,000 in Aqaba itself. Five major tribes comprise eight settlements on the Jordanian side. These tribes are: Al-S'eediyeen (), Al-Ihewat (الإحيوات), Al-Ammareen (العمارين), Al-Rashaideh (الرشايدة), and Al-Azazmeh (العزازمة), as well as smaller tribes of the Al-Oseifat (العصيفات), Al-Rawajfeh (الرواجفة), Al-Manaja'h (المناجعة), and Al-Marzaqa (المرزقة), among others. The main economic activities for these Arabah residents revolve around herding sheep, agriculture, handicrafts, and the Jordanian Army.
On the Israeli side there are a few kibbutzim and moshavim. The oldest kibbutz in the Arava is Yotvata, founded in 1957, and named for an ancient town in the area mentioned once in the Bible. Kibbutz Lotan, which is one of Israel's newest kibbutzim, has a bird-watching center. The oldest Moshav in the central Arava area is Ein Yahav.
In Biblical times the area was a center of copper production; King Solomon apparently had mines here. The Arabah was home to the Edomites (Edom was called "Idumea" in Roman times). East of the Arabah was the domain of the Nabateans, the builders of the city of Petra.
The Israel–Jordan Peace Treaty was signed in the Arabah on October 26, 1994. The governments of Jordan and Israel are now promoting development of the region. There is a plan to bring sea water from the Red Sea to the Dead Sea through a canal (Red–Dead Seas Canal), which follows along the Arabah. This (long envisioned) project was once an issue of dispute between Jordan and Israel, but it was recently agreed that the project shall be constructed on and by the Jordanian side.
Natural history
The Arabah is very scenic; there are colorful cliffs and sharp-topped mountains. Israel's Timna Valley Park is notable for its prehistoric rock carvings, some of the oldest copper mines in the world, and a convoluted cliff called King Solomon's pillars. On the Jordanian side is the famous Wadi Rum, which is famous among rock climbers, hikers, campers, and lovers of the outdoors. Wadi Feynan Eco-Lodge, opened in Feynan, Jordan in 2005 by the Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature, is a candle-lit eco-lodge situated deep in the Arabah's remote landscape.There are numerous species of flora and fauna in the Aravah Valley. Notably the Caracal, Caracal caracal, is found on savannahs of the Aravah Valley.
Jordanian localities
Below is a list of Jordanian population clusters in Wadi Araba:The total population of the Jordaninan portion of the region is 103,000, of which 96,000 live in Aqaba.
Israeli localities
Below is a list of Israeli localities in the Arava, from north to south (excluding Eilat which is actually the southmost).The population of the Israeli portion is 52,000, of which 47,500 live in Eilat, and just over 5,000 live in 20 small towns north of Eilat, the largest of which being Yotvata with a population of 610. The Israeli residents of the region are almost entirely Jews.
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Category:Regions of Israel Category:Landforms of Jordan Category:Great Rift Valley Category:Israel–Jordan relations Category:Wadi
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