Ar’arat an-Naqab

Ar'arat an-Naqab or Ar'ara BaNegev, previously called Aro'er, is a Bedouin town in the of . Its name stands for "the juniper tree in Negev".
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  • Type: Residential area
  • Description: Bedouin (Arab-Muslim) village in southern Israel
  • Also known as: “‘Ar‘ara BaNegev”, “‘Ar’ara BaNegev”, “Ar‘ara BaNegev”, “Ar’ara BaNegev”, “Ar’ara-BaNegev”, “Ar’arah-BaNegev”, and “Ararah BaNegev”
  • Historically known as: “Aroer”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Abu Kuraynat and Kasr a Sir.

Village
Abu Qrenat is a Bedouin village in . It's located in the , south of Highway 25, between the village of to the west and the Al-Talma mountain ridge to the east. is situated 9 km southwest of Ar’arat an-Naqab.

Village
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Qasr al-Sir is a Bedouin village in the desert in southern , adjacent to highway 25. The village covers 4,776 dunams. Located three kilometres west of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Neve Midbar Regional Council. is situated 10 km southwest of Ar’arat an-Naqab.

Photo: Meronim, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a small town in the north-eastern desert of . It is the third-largest city in the Negev, with a population of about 34,000. is mostly known for the nearby nuclear research facility, which according to various unofficial publications is the home of Israel's nuclear weapons program.

Ar’arat an-Naqab

Latitude
31.1577° or 31° 9′ 28″ north
Longitude
35.02249° or 35° 1′ 21″ east
Population
17,600
Elevation
437 metres (1,434 feet)
Open location code
8G3Q525C+3X
Open­Street­Map ID
way 605924295
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­residential
Geo­Names ID
8374203
Wiki­data ID
Q2915541
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Ar’arat an-Naqab” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “عرعرة النقب”
  • Arabic: “عرعرة‎”
  • Arabic: “عرعرة”
  • Catalan: “Aroer del Nègueb”
  • Czech: “Ar’ara ba-Negev”
  • Czech: “Ar’ara-BaNegev”
  • Czech: “Arara ba-Negev”
  • Czech: “Arara-BaNegev”
  • French: “Ar’arat an-Naqab”
  • German: “Ar’ara BaNegev”
  • Hebrew: “ערוער”
  • Hebrew: “ערערה בנגב”
  • Hebrew: “עַרְעַרַה בַּנֶּגֶב”
  • Hebrew: “עַרְעָרָה בַּנֶּגֶב”
  • Hebrew: “ערערת אלנכב”
  • Hebrew: “ערערת אלנקב”
  • Hebrew: “ערערת אן-נכב”
  • Hebrew: “ערערת אן-נקב, ערערה-בנגב”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Ar’arat an-Naqab”
  • Polish: “Ar’ara al-Naqab”
  • Polish: “Ar’ara ba-Negew”
  • Polish: “Ar’ara-BaNegev”
  • Russian: “Арара ба-Негев”
  • Russian: “Арара-ба-Негев”
  • Spanish: “Ararat an-Naqab”
  • Turkish: “Ar’arat an-Nakab”

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