Pura Nature Reserve
Harbat Pura Nature Reserve is a small nature reserve in Israel. The reserve is in the northern Negev, near the Mahez interchange on the Kiryat Gat-Beit Kama road.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Protected area
- Description: small nature reserve in Israel
- Also known as: “Shemurat Khirbat Pura” and “Shmurat Horbat Pura”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tel Nagila.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Beit Kama and Ahuzam.
Beit Kama
Village
Photo: אסף.צ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Beit Kama is a kibbutz in the northern Negev desert in Israel. Located north of the Bedouin city of Rahat, it falls under the jurisdiction of Bnei Shimon Regional Council. In 2023 its population was 1,059. Beit Kama is situated 6 km south of Pura Nature Reserve.
Ahuzam
Village
Photo: Oyoyoy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ahuzam is a moshav in southern Israel. Located around five kilometres south of Kiryat Gat, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lakhish Regional Council. In 2023 its population was 524. Ahuzam is situated 6 km north of Pura Nature Reserve.
Ruhama
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ruhama is a kibbutz in the Negev desert in southern Israel. The original settlement, established in 1912, is considered the first modern Jewish settlement in the Negev. Ruhama is situated 7 km west of Pura Nature Reserve.
Pura Nature Reserve
- Category: nature reserve
- Location: Southern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.49657° or 31° 29′ 48″ northLongitude
34.77663° or 34° 46′ 36″ eastElevation
193 metres (633 feet)Open location code
8G3PFQWG+JMOpenStreetMap ID
way 479024567GeoNames ID
8070318Wikidata ID
Q6876199
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Pura Nature Reserve” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Shemurat H̱orbat Pura”
- French: “Réserve naturelle de Pura”
- German: “Nahal Pura Reserve”
- German: “Pura Nature Reserve”
- Hebrew: “Shemurat H̱orbat Pura”
- Hebrew: “Shmurat H̱orbat Pura”
- Hebrew: “שמורת חירבת פורה”
- Hebrew: “שמורת חרבת פורה”
- Hebrew: “שמורת טבע פורה”
- Hebrew: “שמורת פורה”
- Swedish: “Shemurat H̱orbat Pura”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Pura Pond and גשר טורקי.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Pura Nature Reserve”. Photo: Hayden Von Feldheim, CC BY-SA 4.0.