Saharonim
The Saharonim Prison was an Israeli detention facility for African asylum seekers located in the Negev desert. It is the largest of a planned four camps with its total capacity of 8,000 inmates.- Type: Prison
- Description: Israeli detention facility
- Also known as: “Ktzi’ot Prison”, “Saharonim Prison”, and “בית כלא קציעות”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nitsana and Kmehin.
Nitsana
Village
Photo: Wilson44691, Public domain.
Nitzana is an educational youth village and institutional settlement in southern Israel. Located in the western Negev desert, adjacent to the Egyptian border, it falls under the jurisdiction of Ramat HaNegev Regional Council. Nitsana is situated 3 km west of Saharonim.
Kmehin
Village
Photo: Eladvs, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kmehin is a secular moshav in the western Negev desert in Israel. Located near Nitzana, it falls under the jurisdiction of Ramat HaNegev Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 649. Kmehin is situated 3½ km northwest of Saharonim.
Nitzanei Sinai
Village
Photo: Shuki, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nitzanei Sinai, also known as Kadesh Barnea, is a community settlement in the western Negev desert in Israel. Located near Nitzana, it falls under the juridisction of Ramat HaNegev Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 949. Nitzanei Sinai is situated 6 km west of Saharonim.
Saharonim
- Category: government building
- Location: Southern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
30.88733° or 30° 53′ 14″ northLongitude
34.45281° or 34° 27′ 10″ eastOpen location code
8G2PVFP3+W4OpenStreetMap ID
way 300842561OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=prisonWikidata ID
Q6581416
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Hebrew—“Saharonim” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Presó Saharonim”
- French: “prison de Saharonim”
- French: “Prison de Saharonim”
- German: “Saharonim Prison”
- Hebrew: “בית סוהר סהרונים”
- Hebrew: “סהרונים”
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