Naẖal Re‘u’el
Naẖal Re‘u’el is a wadi in Southern District, Israel. Naẖal Re‘u’el is situated nearby to the locality Mahane Yocheved, as well as near the area Ovda.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tiger temple and Ovda Airport.
Tiger temple
Archaeological site
The Leopard Temple is the name of an archaeological site of a 7,000 year old temple in the Uvda basin of the Negev in southern Israel. The name refers to the Arabian leopard, which is no longer found in Israel.
Ovda Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Sendelbach, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ovda Airport was the former civilian part of the Ovda Israeli Air Force Base in the Uvda region of southern Israel, about 40 km north of Eilat. It was the country's second international airport. Ovda Airport is situated 3½ km west of Naẖal Re‘u’el.
Biq`at `Uvda
Valley
Uvda is the name of a region in the southern Negev desert, directly north of Eilat in Israel. The name derives from the Hebrew word uvda. The region was occupied during Operation Uvda in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War when the IDF entered the area with the stated aim of establishing 'facts on the ground', hence the name.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shaharut and Grofit.
Shaharut
Village
Photo: RobertWallner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Shaharut is a community settlement in the far south of Israel. Located 40 kilometers north of the city of Eilat, and six kilometers west of Yotvata on a ridge above the Arava valley, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Eilot Regional Council. Shaharut is situated 6 km southeast of Naẖal Re‘u’el.
Grofit
Village
Photo: Chaver83, Public domain.
Grofit is a kibbutz in southern Israel. Located near Eilat in the Arabah region, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Eilot Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 331. Grofit is situated 9 km east of Naẖal Re‘u’el.
Ketura
Village
Photo: Tomer chelouche, Public domain.
Ketura is a kibbutz in southern Israel. Located north of Eilat in the Aravah Valley, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Eilot Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 511. Ketura is situated 9 km east of Naẖal Re‘u’el.
Naẖal Re‘u’el
- Type: Wadi
- Also known as: “Nahal Re`u’el”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Southern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
29.94872° or 29° 56′ 55″ northLongitude
34.96795° or 34° 58′ 5″ eastElevation
430 metres (1,411 feet)Open location code
7GXPWXX9+F5GeoNames ID
8337376
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In Other Languages
“Naẖal Re‘u’el” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “Naẖal Re‘u’el”
- Hebrew: “נחל רעואל”
Localities in the Area
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