‘En Netafim
Ein Netafim is a water spring in the Eilat mountains located near the Israeli border with Egypt. The spring is located about seven kilometers north of the city of Eilat, near the Highway 12 road which leads to Eilat.Places of Interest
Highlights include Netafim Border Crossing.
Netafim Border Crossing
Border checkpoint
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Netafim Border Crossing was a border crossing between Israel and Egypt. It was located adjacent to Highway 12, about 12 km north of Eilat, 1 km north west of Ein Netafim.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Eilat and Eilot.
Eilat
Photo: Chris Yunker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Eilat is the only Israeli city on the Red Sea. Eilat is the southernmost town in Israel, isolated from the rest of the country by the Negev 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.
Eilot
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Eilot is the southernmost kibbutz in Israel. It is located in the Aravah Valley, near the border with Jordan. Eilot is less than a kilometer north of Eilat, and just over 3 kilometers north of the Red Sea. Eilot is situated 8 km east of ‘En Netafim.
‘En Netafim
- Type: Spring
- Also known as: “`En Netafim”, “Bir Gattar”, “Bīr Qattār”, and “En Netafim”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Southern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
29.59623° or 29° 35′ 46″ northLongitude
34.8799° or 34° 52′ 48″ eastElevation
550 metres (1,804 feet)Open location code
7GXPHVWH+FXGeoNames ID
294073
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In Other Languages
“‘En Netafim” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “‘En Netafim”
- Hebrew: “עין נטפים”
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