Biq`at `Uvda

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.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Valley
  • Description: Place in southern Israel desert
  • Also known as: “Ovda” and “Uvda”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ovda Airport and Tiger temple.

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.

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.

Biq`at `Uvda

Latitude
29.95° or 29° 57′ north
Longitude
34.95° or 34° 57′ east
Open location code
7GXPXW2X+2X
Open­Street­Map ID
node 278477657
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­valley
Wiki­data ID
Q7113287
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In Other Languages

From Hebrew to Persian—“Biq`at `Uvda” goes by many names.
  • Hebrew: “בקעת עובדה”
  • Irish: “Ovda”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Uvda”
  • Persian: “عوودا”

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