Ben Gurion’s Tomb National Park

Ben-Gurion Tomb National Park is a national park located next to the Midreshet Ben-Gurion. The garden was established around the grave plot where the first Prime Minister of the State of Israel David Ben-Gurion and his wife Paula were buried.

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Type: Park
Description: national park in Israel
Also known as: “Ben-Gurion Tomb National Park” and “David and Pola Ben Gurion graves”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Albert Katz International School for Desert Studies and Ein Avdat National Park.

Albert Katz International School for Desert Studies

University

The Albert Katz International School for Desert Studies is an international graduate school situated within the Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research, which is part of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. Albert Katz International School for Desert Studies is situated 610 metres north of Ben Gurion’s Tomb National Park.

Ein Avdat National Park

Protected area

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Ein Avdat or Ein Ovdat is a canyon in the Negev Desert of Israel, south of Kibbutz Sde Boker. Archaeological evidence shows that Ein Avdat was inhabited by Nabateans and Catholic monks. Ein Avdat National Park is situated 2 km southwest of Ben Gurion’s Tomb National Park.

Ben Gurion’s Desert Home

Memorial

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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 Sde Boker, 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. Ben Gurion’s Desert Home is situated 3 km north of Ben Gurion’s Tomb National Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Midreshet Ben-Gurion and Sde Boker.

Midreshet Ben-Gurion

Village

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Midreshet Ben-Gurion, also known as Midreshet Sde Boker, is a community settlement and an educational center in southern Israel. Located in the Negev next to kibbutz Sde Boker, it falls under the jurisdiction of Ramat HaNegev Regional Council.

Sde Boker

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Sde Boker is a kibbutz in the central Negev, most famous for being the past residence of the first prime minister of Israel, David Ben-Gurion, who moved there after he left his office in order to live his ideals of settling the Negev.