Abu Afash

Abu Afash is a village in , . Abu Afash is situated nearby to the village , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ramat Hohav Power Plant and Ne’ot Hovav.

Power station
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is a power station.

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Ne'ot Hovav, formerly Ramat Hovav, is an industrial zone in southern and the site of Israel's main hazardous waste disposal facility. Ramat Hovav Industrial Zone is the locus of 19 chemical factories, including Makhteshim Agan, a pesticide plant; Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, a pharmaceuticals plant; Israel Chemicals, a bromine plant. is situated 3½ km southwest of Abu Afash.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shaqib al-Salam and Neve Noy.

Village
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or Segev Shalom and also known as Shqeb as-Salam, is a Bedouin town and a local council in the of , southeast of . is situated 5 km northeast of Abu Afash.

Suburb
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is a suburb, which is situated 8 km north of Abu Afash.

Village
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is a moshav in southern . Located in the northern desert around 8 km south-east of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Bnei Shimon Regional Council. is situated 10 km northeast of Abu Afash.

Abu Afash

Latitude
31.16055° or 31° 9′ 38″ north
Longitude
34.8074° or 34° 48′ 27″ east
Open location code
8G3P5R64+6X
Open­Street­Map ID
node 599589100
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Hebrew—“Abu Afash” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “أبو عفش”
  • French: “Abu Afash”
  • Hebrew: “אבו עפאש”

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