Middle East
Israel
Southern District

HaMakhtesh HaGadol

HaMakhtesh HaGadol or simply Makhtesh HaGadol or Makhtesh Gadol, is a makhtesh, a geological erosional landform of desert. It measures 5 x 10 km.
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  • Type: Depression with an elevation of 362 metres
  • Description: Second largest Makhtesh in Israel
  • Also known as: “Great Crater”, “Machtesh Gadol”, “Major Crater”, and “Makhtesh Ḥatira”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yerucham.

Photo: Felagund, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Yeruham is a town in the of , in the desert. It covers 38,584 dunams, and had a population of 11,911 in 2023. It is named after the Biblical Jeroham.

HaMakhtesh HaGadol

Latitude
30.93905° or 30° 56′ 21″ north
Longitude
34.98892° or 34° 59′ 20″ east
Elevation
362 metres (1,188 feet)
Open location code
8G2PWXQQ+JH
Geo­Names ID
294935
Wiki­data ID
Q2911410
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“HaMakhtesh HaGadol” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “الجرن الكبير”
  • Arabic: “المختيش الكبير”
  • Cebuano: “HaMakhtesh HaGadol”
  • Dutch: “HaMakhtesh HaGadol”
  • French: “HaMakhtesh HaGadol”
  • German: “Makhtesh Gadol”
  • Hausa: “HaMakhtesh HaGadol”
  • Hebrew: “המכתש הגדול”
  • Hebrew: “מכתש חתירה”
  • Hebrew: “מעלה אברהם”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Makhtesh Gadol”
  • Swedish: “HaMakhtesh HaGadol”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Haré Matmor and Har Avnun.

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