Shaẖmon

Shaẖmon is a locality in , . Shaẖmon is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Yoseftal hospital and Consulate General of Egypt.

Hospital
Yoseftal Medical Center is a hospital in , . , founded in 1968, is the southernmost hospital in Israel and the only hospital covering the southern Negev desert.

Government office
Photo: Marsupium, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a government office.

Photo: Adiel lo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The was the only port on the Red Sea, located at the northern tip of the Gulf of Aqaba. This strategic location has given it outsized importance despite being remote from the country's main population centers, and access to the port has played a key role in Arab-Israeli conflicts.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Eilat and Eilot.

Photo: Chris Yunker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is the only city on the Red Sea. is the southernmost town in Israel, isolated from the rest of the country by the desert. It's sandwiched between Taba in Egypt and Aqaba in Jordan, and often used as an access route to those cities because of its large modern Ramon airport.

Village
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is the southernmost kibbutz in . It is located in the Aravah Valley, near the border with . is less than a kilometer north of , and just over 3 kilometers north of the Red Sea. is situated 5 km northeast of Shaẖmon.

Village
Tell el-Kheleifeh is an archaeological site in at the head of the Gulf of Aqaba immediately northwest of the city of . Its older identification with the 10th-century port from the biblical King Solomon narrative does not stand up to newer… is situated 7 km east of Shaẖmon.

Shaẖmon

Latitude
29.54453° or 29° 32′ 40″ north
Longitude
34.93346° or 34° 56′ 1″ east
Elevation
115 metres (377 feet)
Open location code
7GXPGWVM+R9
Geo­Names ID
8469681
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Satellite Map

Discover Shaẖmon from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

“Shaẖmon” goes by many names.
  • Hebrew: “Shaẖmon”
  • Hebrew: “שחמון”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Park Naẖal Shaẖmon and Kikkar Tarit.

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