‘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

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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
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Latitude

29.59623° or 29° 35′ 46″ north

Longitude

34.8799° or 34° 52′ 48″ east

Elevation

550 metres (1,804 feet)

Open location code

7GXPHVWH+FX

GeoNames 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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