Naẖal Sheẖoret

Naẖal Sheẖoret is a wadi in , . Naẖal Sheẖoret is situated nearby to the village , as well as near the neighborhood .

Places of Interest

Highlights include King Hussein International Airport and Yitzhak Rabin Crossing.

Aerodrome
Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY 3.0.
, Arabic: مطار الملك الحسين الدولي, also known as Aqaba Airport, is a minor international airport located in the vicinity of a northern suburb of Aqaba, Jordan. is situated 3½ km east of Naẖal Sheẖoret.

Government office
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The Wadi Araba Crossing or is an international border crossing between , and , . Opened on August 8, 1994, it is currently one of three entry/exit points between the two countries that handle tourists. is situated 4 km south of Naẖal Sheẖoret.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Eilot and Tall al Khalifa.

Village
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is the southernmost kibbutz in . It is located in the Aravah Valley, near the border with . is less than a kilometer north of , and just over 3 kilometers north of the Red Sea. is situated 3½ km southwest of Naẖal Sheẖoret.

Village
Tell el-Kheleifeh is an archaeological site in at the head of the Gulf of Aqaba immediately northwest of the city of . Its older identification with the 10th-century port from the biblical King Solomon narrative does not stand up to newer… is situated 6 km south of Naẖal Sheẖoret.

Photo: Chris Yunker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is the only city on the Red Sea. is the southernmost town in Israel, isolated from the rest of the country by the desert. It's sandwiched between Taba in Egypt and Aqaba in Jordan, and often used as an access route to those cities because of its large modern Ramon airport.

Naẖal Sheẖoret

Latitude
29.60903° or 29° 36′ 33″ north
Longitude
34.98273° or 34° 58′ 58″ east
Elevation
24 metres (79 feet)
Open location code
7GXPJX5M+J3
Geo­Names ID
293532
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In Other Languages

“Naẖal Sheẖoret” goes by many names.
  • Hebrew: “Naẖal Sheẖoret”
  • Hebrew: “נחל שחורת”

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