H̱orbat Ma‘aravim
H̱orbat Ma‘aravim is a ruin in Southern District, Israel. H̱orbat Ma‘aravim is situated nearby to the village Mishmar HaNegev, as well as near Shoval.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mishmar HaNegev and Rahat.
Mishmar HaNegev
Village
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Mishmar HaNegev is a kibbutz in the northern fringe of the Negev desert in southern Israel. Located on Road 264, about two kilometres south of the Bedouin city of Rahat and around ten kilometres from Beersheba, it falls under the jurisdiction of Bnei Shimon Regional Council. Mishmar HaNegev is situated 2½ km south of H̱orbat Ma‘aravim.
Rahat
Photo: Meronim, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rahat is a city of 70,000 in the southern Negev region of Israel. It was founded in 1972 as a home for the previously nomadic Bedouin Arabs, who form the large majority of its population. It is the largest Bedouin settlement in the world.
Shoval
Village
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Shoval is a kibbutz in southern Israel. Located in the northern Negev desert near the Bedouin city of Rahat, it falls under the jurisdiction of Bnei Shimon Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 1,052. Shoval is situated 3½ km northeast of H̱orbat Ma‘aravim.
H̱orbat Ma‘aravim
- Type: Ruin
- Also known as: “Horbat Ma`aravim”, “Ḥurva Maaravim”, and “Khirba Barrāta”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Southern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
31.38739° or 31° 23′ 15″ northLongitude
34.72389° or 34° 43′ 26″ eastElevation
180 metres (591 feet)Open location code
8G3P9PPF+XHGeoNames ID
294402
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In Other Languages
“H̱orbat Ma‘aravim” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “חרבת מארבים”
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