Middle East
Israel
Southern District

HaMakhtesh HaKatan

HaMakhtesh HaKatan or simply Makhtesh HaKatan or Makhtesh Katan, is a makhtesh, a geological erosional landform, situated in 's desert. At 5 km by 7 km, it is the third largest of the five makhteshim in the Negev, from a total of seven known major makhteshim, of which two are in 's Sinai desert.
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  • Type: Protected area with an elevation of 55 metres
  • Description: Third largest makhtesh in Israel
  • Also known as: “El Hadhīra”, “Hadhira”, “Hamakhtesh Hakatan Nature Reserve”, “HaMakhtesh HaQatan”, “Machtesh Katan”, “Makhtesh Ḥatsera”, “Minor Crater”, and “Small Crater”

HaMakhtesh HaKatan

Latitude
30.98241° or 30° 58′ 57″ north
Longitude
35.18296° or 35° 10′ 59″ east
Elevation
55 metres (180 feet)
Open location code
8G2QX5JM+X5
Open­Street­Map ID
way 771864439
Geo­Names ID
294876
Wiki­data ID
Q5636381
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“HaMakhtesh HaKatan” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “المختيش الصغير”
  • Cebuano: “HaMakhtesh HaQatan”
  • French: “HaMakhtesh HaKatan”
  • French: “Réserve naturelle de Hamakhtesh Hakatan”
  • German: “Makhtesh Katan”
  • Hausa: “HaMakhtesh HaKatan”
  • Hebrew: “המכתש הקטן”
  • Hebrew: “מכתש חצרה”
  • Hebrew: “שמורת טבע המכתש הקטן”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Makhtesh Katan”
  • Swedish: “HaMakhtesh HaQatan”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “HaMakhtesh HaKatan”. Photo: Bienchido, CC BY-SA 3.0.