Naẖal Garof
Naẖal Garof is a wadi in Southern District, Israel. Naẖal Garof is situated nearby to the locality Shaẖmon, as well as near Gannim Bet.Places of Interest
Highlights include Dolphin Reef and Port of Eilat.
Dolphin Reef
Park
Photo: טל שמע, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Dolphins Reef is a tourist attraction in Eilat, Israel. It advertises the following activities that they claim focus mainly on dolphins and conserving them -Swimming with dolphins, diving lessons, guided tours, lectures and workshops and an information centre.
Port of Eilat
Photo: Adiel lo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Port of Eilat was the only Israeli port on the Red Sea, located at the northern tip of the Gulf of Aqaba. This strategic location has given it outsized importance despite being remote from the country's main population centers, and access to the port has played a key role in Arab-Israeli conflicts.
Yoseftal hospital
Hospital
Yoseftal Medical Center is a hospital in Eilat, Israel. Yoseftal Hospital, founded in 1968, is the southernmost hospital in Israel and the only hospital covering the southern Negev desert. Yoseftal hospital is situated 2½ km north of Naẖal Garof.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Eilat and Eilot.
Eilat
Photo: Chris Yunker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Eilat is the only Israeli city on the Red Sea. Eilat is the southernmost town in Israel, isolated from the rest of the country by the Negev desert. It's sandwiched between Taba in Egypt and Aqaba in Jordan, and often used as an access route to those cities because of its large modern Ramon airport.
Eilot
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Eilot is the southernmost kibbutz in Israel. It is located in the Aravah Valley, near the border with Jordan. Eilot is less than a kilometer north of Eilat, and just over 3 kilometers north of the Red Sea. Eilot is situated 6 km northeast of Naẖal Garof.
Taba
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Taba, in the eastern Sinai peninsula of Egypt, is on the border with Israel, close to the city and airport of Eilat. The area within one km of the border is a duty-free zone with a couple of large resort hotels, a few shops, the bus station and other amenities.
Naẖal Garof
- Type: Wadi
- Also known as: “Nahal Garof” and “Umm Jurf”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Southern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
29.53231° or 29° 31′ 56″ northLongitude
34.93721° or 34° 56′ 14″ eastElevation
20 metres (66 feet)Open location code
7GXPGWJP+WVGeoNames ID
295077
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In Other Languages
“Naẖal Garof” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “Naẖal Garof”
- Hebrew: “Naẖal Gerof”
- Hebrew: “נחל גרוף”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Shaẖmon and Gannim Bet.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Port of Eilat and Dolphin Beach.
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