Ein Avdat
Ein Avdat or Ein Ovdat is a canyon in the Negev Desert of Israel, south of Kibbutz Sde Boker. Archaeological evidence shows that Ein Avdat was inhabited by Nabateans and Catholic monks.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Spring
- Description: geographical object
- Also known as: “‘Ein ‘Avdat”, “‘Ein ‘Avedat”, “‘Ein el Mureifij”, “`En `Avedat”, and “En Avedat”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ben Gurion’s Tomb National Park and Albert Katz International School for Desert Studies.
Ben Gurion’s Tomb National Park
Park
Photo: Pini zruya, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ben-Gurion Tomb National Park is a national park located next to the Midreshet Ben-Gurion. The garden was established around the grave plot where the first Prime Minister of the State of Israel David Ben-Gurion and his wife Paula were buried. Ben Gurion’s Tomb National Park is situated 3 km northeast of Ein Avdat.
Albert Katz International School for Desert Studies
University
The Albert Katz International School for Desert Studies is an international graduate school situated within the Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research, which is part of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. Albert Katz International School for Desert Studies is situated 3½ km northeast of Ein Avdat.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Avdat and Midreshet Ben-Gurion.
Avdat
Village
Photo: Codas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sde Boker is a kibbutz in the central Negev, most famous for being the past residence of the first prime minister of Israel, David Ben-Gurion, who moved there after he left his office in order to live his ideals of settling the Negev.
Midreshet Ben-Gurion
Village
Photo: Yoavd, Public domain.
Midreshet Ben-Gurion, also known as Midreshet Sde Boker, is a community settlement and an educational center in southern Israel. Located in the Negev next to kibbutz Sde Boker, it falls under the jurisdiction of Ramat HaNegev Regional Council. Midreshet Ben-Gurion is situated 3½ km northeast of Ein Avdat.
Sde Boker
Photo: Tamuz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sde Boker is a kibbutz in the central Negev, most famous for being the past residence of the first prime minister of Israel, David Ben-Gurion, who moved there after he left his office in order to live his ideals of settling the Negev.
Ein Avdat
- Categories: national park, canyon, and body of water
- Location: Southern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Ein Avdat” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “عين عبدات”
- Cebuano: “‘En ‘Avedat”
- Chinese: “阿夫達特”
- Czech: “Ein Avdat”
- Czech: “Ejn Avdat”
- Egyptian Arabic: “عين عبدات”
- French: “Ein Avdat”
- German: “Ein Avdat”
- German: “En-Awdat-Nationalpark”
- Hebrew: “עין עבדת”
- Italian: “Ein Avdat”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Ein Avdat”
- Russian: “Национальный парк Эйд Авдат”
- Russian: “Национальный парк Эйн Авдат”
- Russian: “Эйн Авдат”
- Russian: “Эйн-Авдат”
- Swedish: “‘En ‘Avedat”
- Ukrainian: “Ейн-Авдат”
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Localities in the Area
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