Ben Gurion’s Desert Home

Ben-Gurion's hut was the retirement home of Israeli Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion and his wife Paula from 1953 until Ben-Gurion's death in 1973. The "hut", located on kibbutz , was preserved exactly as it was left by Ben-Gurion and now serves as a museum with a visitor center operated by the Ben-Gurion Heritage Institute.
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  • Museum
  • …is also known as “Ben-Gurion’s Hut”
  • Description: Retirement home of David Ben-Gurion

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Albert Katz International School for Desert Studies and Ben Gurion’s Tomb National Park.
The Albert Katz International School for Desert… is situated 2½ km south of Ben Gurion’s Desert Home.
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Ben-Gurion Tomb National Park is a national park located next to the . is situated 3 km south of Ben Gurion’s Desert Home.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sde Boker and Midreshet Ben-Gurion.
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is a kibbutz in the central , most…
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, also known as Midreshet Sde…
is a religious community settlement in southern Israel. is situated 4 km northeast of Ben Gurion’s Desert Home.

Ben Gurion’s Desert Home

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Latitude
30.87372° or 30° 52′ 25″ north
Longitude
34.79029° or 34° 47′ 25″ east
Open location code
8G2PVQFR+F4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 91122496
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q12410917

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Russian—“Ben Gurion’s Desert Home” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كوخ بن غوريون”
  • Azerbaijani: “Ben-Qurionun evi”
  • Hebrew: “צריף בן גוריון”
  • Hebrew: “צריף בן-גוריון”
  • Persian: “کومه بن گوریون”
  • Russian: “Барак Бен-Гуриона”

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