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The Best Attractions In Yeruham

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Yeruham is a town in the Southern District of Israel, in the Negev desert. It covers 38,584 dunams , and had a population of 9,511 in 2017. It is named after the Biblical Jeroham. The mayor of Yeruham was Amram Mitzna, but his term ended in early 2011, and he was succeeded by Michael Biton of Kadima, who was elected mayor in November 2010.For many years, Yeruham was economically depressed and suffered from image problems, but major efforts to improve the quality of life are under way.
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  • 1. HaMakhtesh HaGadol Yeruham
    HaMakhtesh HaGadol is a makhtesh, a geological erosional landform of Israel's Negev desert. It measures 5 x 10 km.A makhtesh has steep walls of resistant rock surrounding a deep closed valley. One of five makhteshim in Israel and seven in the world, HaMakhtesh HaGadol is the second largest, being exceptional in that it is drained by one river, Nahal Hatira. Makatesh Gadol was discovered and named before Makhtesh Ramon which is the largest Makhtesh in Israel. HaMakhtesh HaGadol is near Yeruham, Israel's first development town, established in the early days of the state. The location was chosen because the region was thought to be rich in natural resources.
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  • 3. Yeruham Park and Lake Yeruham
    Yeruham is a town in the Southern District of Israel, in the Negev desert. It covers 38,584 dunams , and had a population of 9,511 in 2017. It is named after the Biblical Jeroham. The mayor of Yeruham was Amram Mitzna, but his term ended in early 2011, and he was succeeded by Michael Biton of Kadima, who was elected mayor in November 2010.For many years, Yeruham was economically depressed and suffered from image problems, but major efforts to improve the quality of life are under way.
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  • 4. Ramon Crater Mitspe Ramon
    Mitzpe Ramon is a town in the Negev desert of southern Israel. The name Ramon comes from the Hebrew Roma'im meaning Romans. It is situated on the northern ridge at an elevation of 860 meters overlooking a sizable erosion cirque known as the Ramon Crater. In 2017 it had a population of 5,240.
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  • 5. Masada National Park Masada
    Masada is an ancient fortification in the Southern District of Israel situated on top of an isolated rock plateau, akin to a mesa. It is located on the eastern edge of the Judaean Desert, overlooking the Dead Sea 20 km east of Arad. Herod the Great built palaces for himself on the mountain and fortified Masada between 37 and 31 BCE. According to Josephus, the siege of Masada by troops of the Roman Empire at the end of the First Jewish–Roman War ended in the mass suicide of 960 people, the Sicarii rebels and their families hiding there. Masada is one of Israel's most popular tourist attractions.
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  • 8. Masada Fortress Arad
    Masada is an ancient fortification in the Southern District of Israel situated on top of an isolated rock plateau, akin to a mesa. It is located on the eastern edge of the Judaean Desert, overlooking the Dead Sea 20 km east of Arad. Herod the Great built palaces for himself on the mountain and fortified Masada between 37 and 31 BCE. According to Josephus, the siege of Masada by troops of the Roman Empire at the end of the First Jewish–Roman War ended in the mass suicide of 960 people, the Sicarii rebels and their families hiding there. Masada is one of Israel's most popular tourist attractions.
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