Mezad Sorer
Mezad Sorer is an archaeological site in Southern District, Israel. Mezad Sorer is situated nearby to the village Kasr a Sir, as well as near Abu Kuraynat.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dimona.
Dimona
Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dimona railway station is a train station in Dimona, Israel, opened in 2005. It is on a 35-kilometre-long line between Dimona and Beersheba, a separate operating line within Israel Railways. Dimona is situated 3 km southeast of Mezad Sorer.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kasr a Sir and Abu Kuraynat.
Kasr a Sir
Village
Qasr al-Sir is a Bedouin village in the Negev desert in southern Israel, adjacent to highway 25. The village covers 4,776 dunams. Located three kilometres west of Dimona, it falls under the jurisdiction of Neve Midbar Regional Council.
Abu Kuraynat
Village
Abu Qrenat is a Bedouin village in southern Israel. It's located in the Negev desert, south of Highway 25, between the village of Abu Talul to the west and the Al-Talma mountain ridge to the east. Abu Kuraynat is situated 4 km northwest of Mezad Sorer.
Dimona
Photo: Meronim, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dimona is a small town in the north-eastern Negev desert of Israel. It is the third-largest city in the Negev, with a population of about 34,000. Dimona is mostly known for the nearby nuclear research facility, which according to various unofficial publications is the home of Israel's nuclear weapons program.
Mezad Sorer
- Type: Archaeological site
- Also known as: “Kasr el Sir”, “Metsad Sorer”, “Meẕad Sorer”, and “Qasr es Sirr”
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Southern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.08264° or 31° 4′ 58″ northLongitude
34.98663° or 34° 59′ 12″ eastElevation
516 metres (1,693 feet)Open location code
8G3P3XMP+3MOpenStreetMap ID
node 278476219OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteGeoNames ID
294229
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Hebrew—“Mezad Sorer” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “قصر السر”
- Hebrew: “מצד שורר”
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