Midreshet Ben-Gurion
Midreshet Ben-Gurion, also known as Midreshet Sde Boker, is a community settlement and an educational center in southern Israel. Located in the Negev next to kibbutz Sde Boker, it falls under the jurisdiction of Ramat HaNegev Regional Council.Places of Interest
Highlights include Ben Gurion’s Tomb National Park and Albert Katz International School for Desert Studies.
Ben Gurion’s Tomb National Park
Park
Photo: Pini zruya, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ben-Gurion Tomb National Park is a national park located next to the Midreshet Ben-Gurion. The garden was established around the grave plot where the first Prime Minister of the State of Israel David Ben-Gurion and his wife Paula were buried.
Albert Katz International School for Desert Studies
University
The Albert Katz International School for Desert Studies is an international graduate school situated within the Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research, which is part of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.
Ein Avdat National Park
Protected area
Photo: In-bar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ein Avdat or Ein Ovdat is a canyon in the Negev Desert of Israel, south of Kibbutz Sde Boker. Archaeological evidence shows that Ein Avdat was inhabited by Nabateans and Catholic monks.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sde Boker and Avdat.
Sde Boker
Photo: Tamuz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sde Boker is a kibbutz in the central Negev, 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.
Avdat
Village
Photo: Codas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sde Boker is a kibbutz in the central Negev, 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. Avdat is situated 5 km southwest of Midreshet Ben-Gurion.
Midreshet Ben-Gurion
- Type: Village with 2,000 residents
- Category: locality
- Location: Southern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
30.85159° or 30° 51′ 6″ northLongitude
34.78258° or 34° 46′ 57″ eastPopulation
2,000Open location code
8G2PVQ2M+J2OpenStreetMap ID
node 7446977302OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From French to Hebrew—“Midreshet Ben-Gurion” goes by many names.
- French: “Midreshet Ben-Gurion”
- Hebrew: “מדרשת בן גוריון”
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