Har Zaror

Har Zaror is a scenic viewpoint in , . Har Zaror is situated nearby to the park , as well as near the ruins .
  • Type: Scenic viewpoint
  • Description: mountain in Southern District‘ Israel
  • Also known as: “Mt. Zaror”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Albert Katz International School for Desert Studies and Ben Gurion’s Desert Home.

University
The is an international graduate school situated within the Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research, which is part of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. is situated 4 km west of Har Zaror.

Memorial
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ben-Gurion's hut was the retirement home of Israeli Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion and his wife Paula from 1953 until Ben-Gurion's death in 1973. The "hut", located on kibbutz , was preserved exactly as it was left by Ben-Gurion and now serves as a museum with a visitor center operated by the Ben-Gurion Heritage Institute. is situated 3½ km northwest of Har Zaror.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sde Boker and Merhav Am.

Photo: Tamuz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a kibbutz in the central , most famous for being the past residence of the first prime minister of Israel, David Ben-Gurion, who moved there after he left his office in order to live his ideals of settling the Negev.

Village
is a religious community settlement in southern Israel. Located in the desert between and the kibbutz of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Ramat HaNegev Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 679. is situated 3 km north of Har Zaror.

Village
Photo: Yoavd, Public domain.
, also known as Midreshet Sde Boker, is a community settlement and an educational center in southern . Located in the next to kibbutz , it falls under the jurisdiction of Ramat HaNegev Regional Council. is situated 4 km west of Har Zaror.

Har Zaror

Latitude
30.86029° or 30° 51′ 37″ north
Longitude
34.8212° or 34° 49′ 16″ east
Elevation
539 metres (1,768 feet)
Open location code
8G2PVR6C+4F
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4548815454
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­viewpoint
Wiki­data ID
Q26764223
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Har Zaror” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Har Ẕaror”
  • Dutch: “Har Ẕaror”
  • Hebrew: “הר צרור”
  • Swedish: “Har Ẕaror”

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