al-Araqeeb

Al-Araqeeb is an unrecognized village of the Al-Turi Arab Bedouin tribe, five miles north of , demolished and rebuilt over 200 times.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Village
  • Description: unrecognized bedouin village in Israel
  • Also known as: “Al Araqib” and “Al-Araqeeb”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lehavim Rahat.

Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Lehavim–Rahat railway station is a station on the Israel Railways lines between and , located near Lehavim Junction. The station was opened on June 23, 2007. is situated 3 km northeast of al-Araqeeb.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Giv’ot Bar and Lehavim.

Village
Photo: Idobi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Giv'ot Bar is a community settlement in the northern desert in southern . Located to the south of the Bedouin city of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Bnei Shimon Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 1,352.

Village
Photo: BACbKA, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an affluent town in southern . Founded in 1983 and located in the northern around 15 km north of , it has a local council government. In 2024 it had a population of 8,027. is situated 4 km northeast of al-Araqeeb.

Photo: Meronim, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a city of 70,000 in the southern region of . It was founded in 1972 as a home for the previously nomadic Bedouin Arabs, who form the large majority of its population. It is the largest Bedouin settlement in the world.

al-Araqeeb

Latitude
31.34617° or 31° 20′ 46″ north
Longitude
34.7797° or 34° 46′ 47″ east
Open location code
8G3P8QWH+FV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3921214991
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Wiki­data ID
Q4702222
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Hebrew—“al-Araqeeb” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “العراقيب”
  • Arabic: “قرية العراقيب”
  • French: “Al Arakib”
  • French: “Al-Araqib”
  • German: “al-Araqeeb”
  • German: “Al-Araqeeb”
  • Hebrew: “אל עראקיב”
  • Hebrew: “אל-עראקיב”
  • Hebrew: “אל-ערקיב”
  • Hebrew: “אלעוקבי”
  • Hebrew: “אלעראקיב”
  • Hebrew: “אלערקיב”

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