Akrabbim
Akrabbim or Acrabbim is probably the general name given to the ridge containing the pass between the south of the Dead Sea and Zin, es-Sufah, by which there is an ascent to the level of the Negev desert.
- Type: Pass with an elevation of 210 metres
- Description: mountain pass in Southern District, Israel
- Also known as: “HaAkrabbim”, “Ma‘ale ‘Aqrabim”, “Ma’ale Akrabbim”, “Ma’ale Ha’aqrabim”, “Ma’ale HaAkrabbim”, “Ma`ale `Aqrabbim”, “Naqb es Sufei”, “Nekb es Safi”, “Scorpio Pass”, “Scorpions‘ Ascent”, “Scorpions‘ Pass”, and “Scropian Pass”
Akrabbim
- Categories: road, mountain pass, and landform
- Location: Southern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
30.90668° or 30° 54′ 24″ north
Longitude
35.13165° or 35° 7′ 54″ east
Elevation
210 metres (689 feet)
Open location code
8G2QW44J+MM
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Akrabbim” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Ma‘alé ‘Aqrabbim”
- Danish: “Akrabbim”
- French: “Ma’aleh Akrabim”
- French: “Ma’aleh Aqrabbim”
- Hebrew: “Ma‘alé Akrabbim”
- Hebrew: “מעלה העקרבים”
- Hebrew: “מעלה עקרבים”
- Hebrew: “עקרבים”
- Persian: “مسیر ۲۲۷ (اسرائیل)”
- Polish: “Akrabbim”
- Polish: “Akrabim”
- Swedish: “Ma‘alé ‘Aqrabbim”
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