Timna Valley
The Timna Valley is located in southern Israel in the southwestern Arava/Arabah, approximately 30 kilometres north of the Gulf of Aqaba and the city of Eilat.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Valley with an elevation of 245 metres
- Description: archaeological sites in Israel
- Also known as: “Biq`at Timna`” and “Timna valley”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Timna and Solomon’s Pillars.
Mount Timna
Peak
Photo: Rachelsarusi12, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mount Timna is located in the Eilat Mountains, in the south of the "Arava" about 1.5 km from the entrance to Timna Park. The mountain is the site of ancient copper mines, and has a much studied and unique geological formation…
Solomon’s Pillars
Photo: Aranran77, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Solomon’s Pillars is situated 3 km south of Timna Valley.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Elifaz and Samar.
Elifaz
Village
Elifaz is a kibbutz in the Arava valley, near Eilat, in the far south of Israel. It is under the jurisdiction of the Hevel Eilot Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 193. Elifaz is situated 4½ km east of Timna Valley.
Samar
Photo: Avi1111, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Samar is a kibbutz in the Aravah Valley in the far south of Israel. Located near and north of Eilat, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Eilot Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 246.
Be’er Ora
Village
Be'er Ora is a community settlement in the Arava valley, near Eilat, in the far south of Israel. Located in the west of Highway 90, north of kibbutz Eilot, and south of Elifaz and Timna Park, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Eilot Regional Council. Be’er Ora is situated 10 km south of Timna Valley.
Timna Valley
- Categories: protected area, archaeological site, and landform
- Location: Southern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Timna Valley” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “وادي تمناع”
- Asturian: “Timna”
- Asturian: “Timná”
- Basque: “Timna”
- Catalan: “Timna”
- Cebuano: “Biq‘at Timna‘”
- Cebuano: “Mikhrot Timna‘”
- Chinese: “提姆纳河谷”
- Czech: “Údolí Timna”
- Dutch: “Timna valley”
- Dutch: “Timna”
- Egyptian Arabic: “وادى تمنا”
- Esperanto: “Timna valo”
- Finnish: “Timna”
- French: “parc national de Timna”
- French: “Parc national de Timna”
- German: “Timna Park”
- German: “Timna”
- Hebrew: “Bik‘at Timna”
- Hebrew: “Biq‘at Timna‘”
- Hebrew: “בקעת תמנע”
- Hebrew: “מכתש תמנע”
- Hebrew: “פארק תמנע”
- Hebrew: “תמנע”
- Irish: “Gleann Timna”
- Italian: “Valle del Timna”
- Japanese: “ティムナ・バレー”
- Japanese: “ティムナ”
- Japanese: “ティムナ渓谷”
- Lithuanian: “Timnos slėnio parkas”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Timnadalen”
- Persian: “دره تیمنا”
- Polish: “Dolina Timna”
- Portuguese: “Vale de Timna”
- Russian: “Долина Тимна”
- Russian: “Парк Тимна”
- Slovenian: “Dolina Timna”
- Spanish: “Timna”
- Spanish: “Valle de Timna”
- Swedish: “Biq‘at Timna‘”
- Swedish: “Timna”
- Ukrainian: “Долина Тімна”
- Ukrainian: “Тімна”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mt. Mikhrot and Shmurat Biq‘at Timna‘.
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