Ein HaBsor

Ein HaBesor is a moshav in southern . Located in the Hevel Eshkol area of the north-western desert near the border with the and around a kilometre from , it falls under the jurisdiction of Eshkol Regional Council.
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Photo: Hanay, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Village with 1,150 residents
  • Description: human settlement in Israel
  • Also known as: “Ein HaBesor”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tel Sharuhen and Sheikh Nuran Grave.

Scenic viewpoint
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Sharuhen was an ancient town in the Negev Desert or perhaps in Gaza. Following wars against the Hyksos in Egypt in the second half of the 16th century BCE, Sharuhen became a target, which some scholars argue was a city under Hyksos control. is situated 3½ km east of Ein HaBsor.

Ruins
Photo: Avi1111, Public domain.
is a ruins, which is situated 3 km northwest of Ein HaBsor.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Magen and Ami’oz.

Village
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is a kibbutz in southern Israel. Located in the north-western desert and covering 8,500 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Eshkol Regional Council. In 2024, it had a population of 540. is situated 2½ km northwest of Ein HaBsor.

Village
Ami'oz is a moshav in southern . Located in the Hevel Eshkol area of the north-western desert near the border with the , it falls under the jurisdiction of Eshkol Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 840. is situated 4½ km southwest of Ein HaBsor.

Village
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is a moshav in southern . Located in the Hevel Eshkol area of the north-western desert near the border, it falls under the jurisdiction of Eshkol Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 714. is situated 5 km south of Ein HaBsor.

Ein HaBsor

Latitude
31.28057° or 31° 16′ 50″ north
Longitude
34.44376° or 34° 26′ 38″ east
Population
1,150
Open location code
8G3P7CJV+6G
Open­Street­Map ID
node 601555741
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Wiki­data ID
Q2890894
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Satellite Map

Discover Ein HaBsor from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Ein HaBsor” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “عين هبسور”
  • Catalan: “Ein HaBesor”
  • Czech: “Ein HaBesor”
  • Czech: “Ejn ha-Besor”
  • Czech: “En HaBesor”
  • French: “Ein HaBesor”
  • Hebrew: “עין הבשור”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Ein HaBesor”
  • Polish: “Ein HaBesor”
  • Polish: “En ha-Besor”
  • Polish: “En HaBesor”
  • Spanish: “Ein HaBesor”
  • Turkish: “Ein HaBesor”

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