Middle East
Israel
Southern District

Rosh Nitsana

Rosh Nitsana is a peak in , and has an elevation of 286 metres. Rosh Nitsana is situated nearby to the village , as well as near .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Saharonim and Nitzana Border Crossing.

Prison
The Prison was an Israeli detention facility for African asylum seekers located in the . It is the largest of a planned four camps with its total capacity of 8,000 inmates.

Border checkpoint
Photo: Prince Roy, CC BY 2.0.
The , also called the Eliav Border Crossing, is an international border crossing between El Ouga in Egypt and Nitzana in .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nitsana and Auja al-Hafir.

Village
Photo: Wilson44691, Public domain.
Nitzana is an educational youth village and institutional settlement in southern . Located in the western desert, adjacent to the border, it falls under the jurisdiction of Ramat HaNegev Regional Council.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
was an ancient road junction close to water wells in the western and eastern . It was the traditional grazing land of the 'Azazme tribe.

Village
Photo: Shuki, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, also known as Kadesh Barnea, is a community settlement in the western desert in . Located near , it falls under the juridisction of Ramat HaNegev Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 744.

Rosh Nitsana

Latitude
30.8593° or 30° 51′ 34″ north
Longitude
34.428° or 34° 25′ 41″ east
Elevation
286 metres (938 feet)
Open location code
8G2PVC5H+P5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 11203753835
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
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In Other Languages

“Rosh Nitsana” goes by many names.
  • Hebrew: “ראש ניצנה”

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Localities in the Area

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