Midbarium

The Midbarium or "Desertarium", also the Jack, Joseph, and Morton Mandel Animal Park is a desert zoo and amusement park at the edge of the desert by the northwest outskirts of , Israel.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Beer Sheva Zoological Garden and Children’s Park.

Zoo
Photo: Eddau, CC0.
Negev Zoo was a desert zoo near the west entrance of , . The zoo's area is 50 dunams. It has a collection of mammalians, birds and reptiles of which the ungulates, turtles, snakes and lizards are especially notable. is situated 280 metres southwest of Midbarium.

Park
is situated 1½ km east of Midbarium.

Museum
is a museum, which is situated 1½ km east of Midbarium.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kfar Refael and Hatzerim.

Hamlet
is a hamlet.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a kibbutz located 8 kilometers west of in the desert in . It is named after the Bible, mentioning a site nearby: "the Avvites who lived in farmyards as far as Gaza". is situated 3½ km southwest of Midbarium.

Be'er Sheva is a desert city of approximately 200,000 inhabitants in southern . It is the eighth-most populous and second largest city in the country and the gateway to the region of Israel.

Midbarium

Latitude
31.26089° or 31° 15′ 39″ north
Longitude
34.74611° or 34° 44′ 46″ east
Open location code
8G3P7P6W+9C
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1202787215
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­zoo
Wiki­data ID
Q123615642
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In Other Languages

“Midbarium” goes by many names.
  • Hebrew: מדבריום פארק החיות ע’ש ג’ק ג’וזף ומורטון מנדל
  • Hebrew: מדבריום

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Highlights include Air Force Technological college and McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II.

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