Yotvata

Yotvata is a kibbutz in the Arava Valley in southern . Located on the Highway 90's segment known as the Arava Road, adjacent to the southern , it falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Eilot Regional Council.
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Wikipedia
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  • Type: Village with 717 residents
  • Description: human settlement
  • Also known as: “Yot’bathah”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Yotvata Airfield.

Aerodrome
was a small desert airfield in south 40 km north of adjacent to Kibbutz Yotvata. The runway is in a state of disrepair. In 2025, was considered “Permanently Closed” on Google Maps.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Grofit and Shaharut.

Village
Photo: Chaver83, Public domain.
is a kibbutz in southern . Located near in the region, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Eilot Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 337. is situated 5 km north of Yotvata.

Village
Photo: RobertWallner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a community settlement in the far south of . Located 40 kilometers north of the city of , and six kilometers west of Yotvata on a ridge above the valley, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Eilot Regional Council. is situated 6 km west of Yotvata.

Photo: Avi1111, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a kibbutz in the Aravah Valley in the far south of . Located near and north of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Eilot Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 254.

Yotvata

Latitude
29.89627° or 29° 53′ 47″ north
Longitude
35.05932° or 35° 3′ 34″ east
Population
717
Elevation
82 metres (269 feet)
IATA airport code
YOT
United Nations Location Code
IL YOT
Open location code
7GXQV3W5+GP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 842802407
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­residential
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
293148
Wiki­data ID
Q634253
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Yotvata” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “يوتوفاتا”
  • Czech: “Jotvata”
  • Dutch: “Yotvata”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “يوتوفاتا”
  • Finnish: “Yotvata”
  • French: “Yotvata”
  • French: “Yotvéta”
  • German: “Jotvata”
  • German: “Yotvata”
  • Hebrew: “יטבתה”
  • Irish: “Yotvata”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Yotvata”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Yotvata”
  • Norwegian: “Yotvata”
  • Persian: “یوت‌واتا”
  • Polish: “Jotwata”
  • Polish: “Yotvata”
  • Russian: “Йотвата”
  • Turkish: “Yotvata”
  • Urdu: “یوتواتا”

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