Har Ritma
Har Ritma is a mountain in Southern District, Israel and has an elevation of 451 metres. Har Ritma is situated nearby to the area Metsad Ma’agura, as well as near the village Midreshet Ben-Gurion.Places of Interest
Highlights include Ben Gurion’s Desert Home.
Ben Gurion’s Desert Home
Memorial
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ben-Gurion's hut was the retirement home of Israeli Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion and his wife Paula from 1953 until Ben-Gurion's death in 1973. The "hut", located on kibbutz Sde Boker, was preserved exactly as it was left by Ben-Gurion and now serves as a museum with a visitor center operated by the Ben-Gurion Heritage Institute. Ben Gurion’s Desert Home is situated 3½ km southeast of Har Ritma.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sde Boker and Midreshet Ben-Gurion.
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.
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 6 km south of Har Ritma.
Merhav Am
Village
Merhav Am is a religious community settlement in southern Israel. Located in the Negev desert between Yeruham and the kibbutz of Sde Boker, it falls under the jurisdiction of Ramat HaNegev Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 679. Merhav Am is situated 6 km east of Har Ritma.
Har Ritma
- Type: Mountain with an elevation of 451 metres
- Category: landform
- Location: Southern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
30.90229° or 30° 54′ 8″ northLongitude
34.77062° or 34° 46′ 14″ eastElevation
451 metres (1,480 feet)Open location code
8G2PWQ2C+W6GeoNames ID
6413471
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