HaMakhtesh HaGadol

HaMakhtesh HaGadol or simply Makhtesh HaGadol or Makhtesh Gadol, is a makhtesh, a geological erosional landform of 's desert. It measures 5 x 10 km.
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  • Depression with an elevation of 362 metres (1,188 feet)
  • Description: Second largest Makhtesh in Israel
  • Also known as
    “Great Crater”
    “Machtesh Gadol”
    “Major Crater”
    “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.

HaMakhtesh HaGadol

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Latitude
30.93905° or 30° 56′ 21″ north
Longitude
34.98892° or 34° 59′ 20″ east
Open location code
8G2PWXQQ+JH
Geo­Names ID
294935
Wiki­data ID
Q2911410

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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: “מכתש ירוחם”
  • Hebrew: “מעלה אברהם”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Makhtesh Gadol”
  • Swedish: “HaMakhtesh HaGadol”
  • Swedish: “Makhtesh Gadol”
  • Swedish: “Makhtesh Yeruham”

Localities in the Area

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