Yatir Forest

Yatir Forest is a forest in on the edge of the Negev Desert. The forest covers an area of 30,000 dunams, and is the largest planted forest in Israel.
  • Forest
  • …lies at an elevation of around 650 metres (2,130 feet)
  • …is also known as “Ya`ar Yattir”
  • Description: forest in Israel

Places of Interest

Discover Horvat ’Anim.
Archaeological site
Horvat ʽAnim or Khirbet Ghuwein al-Tahta is a ruined…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lev Yatir and Livne.
Village
Mahane Yatir, also known as , is a in the Yatir Forest in southern .
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Village
, also known as Shani is an Israeli settlement.
Asa'el, also known as Mitzpe Asa'el, is an Israeli settlement in the .
3½ km north of Yatir Forest
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Latitude
31.34285° or 31° 20′ 34″ north
Longitude
35.05678° or 35° 3′ 24″ east
Open location code
8G3Q83V4+4P
Geo­Names ID
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Yatir Forest” goes by many names.
غابة يتيرArabic
ЯцірBelarusian
Bosc de YatirCatalan
Ya‘ar YattirCebuano
Jatirský lesCzech
Les JatirCzech
Yatir BosDutch
Ya‘ar YattirHebrew
יער יתירHebrew
YatirskogenNorwegian Nynorsk
ЯтирRussian
Ya’ar YatirSwedish
YatirskogenSwedish
Yatir OrmanıTurkish
ЯтирUkrainian
Coedwig YatirWelsh
Fforest YatirWelsh

Localities in the Area

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