Ar’arat an-Naqab

Ar’arat an-Naqab is a village in , . Ar’arat an-Naqab is situated nearby to the village , as well as near the hamlet .

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Ar'arat an-Naqab or Ar'ara BaNegev, previously called Aro'er, is a Bedouin town in the of . Its name stands for "the juniper tree in Negev".

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Abu Kuraynat and Kasr a Sir.

Village
Abu Qrenat is a Bedouin village in . It's located in the , south of Highway 25, between the village of to the west and the Al-Talma mountain ridge to the east. is situated 9 km southwest of Ar’arat an-Naqab.

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. is situated 9 km southwest of Ar’arat an-Naqab.

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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.

Ar’arat an-Naqab

Latitude
31.15431° or 31° 9′ 16″ north
Longitude
35.02317° or 35° 1′ 23″ east
Open location code
8G3Q523F+P7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 58533822
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Russian—“Ar’arat an-Naqab” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “عرعرة النقب”
  • Hebrew: “ערערה בנגב”
  • Russian: “Арара-ба-Негев”

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