Middle East
Israel
Southern District

Mahane Yocheved

Mahane Yocheved is a locality in , . Mahane Yocheved is situated nearby to the area , as well as near the village .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Ovda Airport and Biq`at `Uvda.

Aerodrome
Photo: Sendelbach, CC BY-SA 3.0.
was the former civilian part of the Ovda Israeli Air Force Base in the region of southern , about 40 km north of . It was the country's second international airport.

Valley
Uvda is the name of a region in the southern desert, directly north of in . 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.

Archaeological site
The Leopard Temple is the name of an archaeological site of a 7,000 year old temple in the basin of the in southern Israel. The name refers to the Arabian leopard, which is no longer found in Israel. is situated 2½ km northeast of Mahane Yocheved.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shaharut.

Village
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is a community settlement in the far south of . Located 40 kilometers north of the city of , and six kilometers west of on a ridge above the valley, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Eilot Regional Council. is situated 5 km southeast of Mahane Yocheved.

Mahane Yocheved

Latitude
29.93648° or 29° 56′ 11″ north
Longitude
34.95645° or 34° 57′ 23″ east
Elevation
434 metres (1,424 feet)
Open location code
7GXPWXP4+HH
Geo­Names ID
11979748
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In Other Languages

“Mahane Yocheved” goes by many names.
  • Hebrew: “מחנה יוכבד”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Nahal Issaron and Har Shaharut.

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