Metsad Ma’agura

Metsad Ma’agura is an area in , . Metsad Ma’agura is situated nearby to the village , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ein Avdat National Park and Ben Gurion’s Tomb National Park.

Protected area
Photo: In-bar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ein Avdat or Ein Ovdat is a canyon in the Negev Desert of , south of Kibbutz . Archaeological evidence shows that Ein Avdat was inhabited by Nabateans and Catholic monks. is situated 4 km southeast of Metsad Ma’agura.

Park
Photo: Pini zruya, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ben-Gurion Tomb National Park is a national park located next to the . 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. is situated 3½ km southeast of Metsad Ma’agura.

University
The is an international graduate school situated within the Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research, which is part of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. is situated 3 km southeast of Metsad Ma’agura.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Midreshet Ben-Gurion and Sde Boker.

Village
Photo: Yoavd, Public domain.
, also known as Midreshet Sde Boker, is a community settlement and an educational center in southern . Located in the next to kibbutz , it falls under the jurisdiction of Ramat HaNegev Regional Council. is situated 3½ km southeast of Metsad Ma’agura.

Photo: Tamuz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a kibbutz in the central , 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.

Village
Photo: Codas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sde Boker is a kibbutz in the central , 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. is situated 6 km south of Metsad Ma’agura.

Metsad Ma’agura

Latitude
30.86556° or 30° 51′ 56″ north
Longitude
34.75073° or 34° 45′ 3″ east
Elevation
506 metres (1,660 feet)
Open location code
8G2PVQ82+67
Geo­Names ID
6413475
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In Other Languages

“Metsad Ma’agura” goes by many names.
  • Hebrew: “Metsad Ma’agura”
  • Hebrew: “Meẕad Ma’agura”
  • Hebrew: “מצד מאגורה”

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