Har Zaror
Har Zaror is a mountain in Southern District, Israel and has an elevation of 528 metres. Har Zaror is situated nearby to the village Merhav Am, as well as near Midreshet Ben-Gurion.- Type: Mountain with an elevation of 528 metres
- Description: mountain in Southern District‘ Israel
- Also known as: “Har Tsaror” and “HarTsaror”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Albert Katz International School for Desert Studies and Ben Gurion’s Desert Home.
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 4 km west of Har Zaror.
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 3 km northwest of Har Zaror.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sde Boker and Merhav Am.
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.
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 3 km north of Har Zaror.
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 west of Har Zaror.
Har Zaror
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Southern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Har Zaror” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Har Ẕaror”
- Dutch: “Har Ẕaror”
- Hebrew: “Har Ẕaror”
- Hebrew: “הר צרור”
- Swedish: “Har Ẕaror”
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