Negev facts for kids

the Zin Valley in the Negev

The Negev or Naqab is the southern region of Israel/Palestine. It is a desert that covers about 60% of the current state of Israel. Only about 10% of the people that live in Israel live there. The Negev has borders with Egypt and the Gaza Strip to the west, the Arabah in the Great Rift Valley in the east, and a line connecting Gaza city to Ein Gedi near the Dead Sea to the north.

The Negev has a UNESCO World Heritage site. The Negev incense route was a trade route in the Negev. It connected Arabia to the Mediterranean in the Hellenistic-Roman period. The trade led to the development of ancient towns, forts and caravanserai en route, and agricultural development. It was proclaimed as of outstanding universal value by UNESCO in 2005.

Images for kids

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  Nahal Paran, Negev

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  Spring blooms in the Negev

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  Of the three Acacia species growing in high plateau of the Negev, Acacia pachyceras is the most cold-resistant.

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  Statue in the Negev desert of Israel

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  Archaeological ruins in the Negev

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  In 1871, the first scientifically accurate map of the Negev was published in conjunction with the Ordnance Survey of Palestine and the Palestine Exploration Fund. The red dotted lines have been overlaid to show the modern borders as of today.

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  A map considered by the British Cabinet in 1918 suggested that the Negev could be included in either Palestine or Egypt.

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  Rahat, the largest Bedouin city in the Negev

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  Blueprint Negev mobile homes, 2009

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  Solar troughs in the Negev

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  Campus of Midreshet Ben Gurion

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In Spanish: Néguev para niños