Naẖal Ben Ya’ir
Naẖal Ben Ya’ir is a wadi in Southern District, Israel.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Masada and Bar Yehuda Airfield.
Masada
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Masada is a magnificently located fortress site in Israel's stark Judaean Desert, close to the Dead Sea. The last Jewish holdout to fall to Rome in 73 CE, Masada symbolizes the exile of the Jewish nation from the Holy Land.
Bar Yehuda Airfield
Aerodrome
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Bar Yehuda Airfield, named after Yisrael Bar-Yehuda, is a small desert airfield located in the southern Judean desert, between Arad and Ein Gedi, west of the Dead Sea.
The Synagogue
Archaeological site
Photo: Chris06, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Synagogue is an archaeological site, which is situated 3 km west of Naẖal Ben Ya’ir.
Naẖal Ben Ya’ir
- Type: Wadi
- Also known as: “Gei Ben Yair” and “Nahal Ben Ya’ir”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Southern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
31.32001° or 31° 19′ 12″ northLongitude
35.38454° or 35° 23′ 4″ eastElevation
-384 metres (-1,260 feet)Open location code
8G3Q89CM+2RGeoNames ID
295505
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Naẖal Ben Ya’ir” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “נחל בן יאיר”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Dead Sea and Al Mara‘ah.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Gé Ha’Armon and Masada.
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