Middle East
Israel
Southern District

Big Makhtesh Forest

Big Makhtesh Forest is a forest in , . Big Makhtesh Forest is situated nearby to the village , as well as near .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Dimona and Dimona Cemetery.

Railway station
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railway station is a train station in , , opened in 2005. It is on a 35-kilometre-long line between and , a separate operating line within Israel Railways.

Cemetery
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dimona and Kasr a Sir.

Photo: Meronim, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a small town in the north-eastern desert of . It is the third-largest city in the Negev, with a population of about 34,000. is mostly known for the nearby nuclear research facility, which according to various unofficial publications is the home of Israel's nuclear weapons program.

Village
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Qasr al-Sir is a Bedouin village in the desert in southern , adjacent to highway 25. The village covers 4,776 dunams. Located three kilometres west of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Neve Midbar Regional Council.

Big Makhtesh Forest

Latitude
31.0509° or 31° 3′ 3″ north
Longitude
34.993° or 34° 59′ 35″ east
Open location code
8G3P3X2V+96
Open­Street­Map ID
way 120587158
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­forest
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From French to Hebrew—“Big Makhtesh Forest” goes by many names.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Qasr al-Sir and Shivat HaMinim.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Horbat Bor and Dimona Reservoir.

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