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Explore Arad in Israel
Arad in the region of Southern District is a place in Israel - some 340 mi or ( 547 km ) South-East of Jerusalem , the country's capital city .
Time in Arad is now 09:47 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Jerusalem " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Damascus, Amman, Tyre, Beirut, and Gaza. Since you are here already, consider visiting Damascus . We saw some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Arad ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Stash skateboards # # # Arad Skatepark
One fine day we went down to the southern city of Arad for a demo.. this is what we came back with. Enjoy. Filmed by: Dan Deutsch Edited by: Kfir Toledano & Dan Deutsch Music by: ZZ Top - La Grange ww ..
Mountain biking. Israel. Arad - Dead Sea (along the Nahal Bokek).
1.12.2007. Велопоходы по Израилю. Арад - Мертвое море вдоль нахаль Бокек (пустыня Арава). Подробное описание этого маршрута и фотографии: is-israel.com --- Descriptions and Photos (english translation ..
Арад - Мецада через горы Иэлим и Йонатан. Израиль.
Велопоход. 12.01.2008 Mountain bike trail. Israel. Велопоходы по Израилю. Иудейская пустыня. Подробное описание этого маршрута и фотографии: is-israel.com --- Descriptions and Photos (english translat ..
An Introduction to The Arad Foundation
The Arad Foundation (www.kerenarad.org) was established in 1992 to assist in the development of the Israeli Negev city of Arad.... The Foundation works in the fields of Education, Health, Culture & Co ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Tze'elim Stream
The Tze'elim Stream is a wadi and canyon situated in the Judean Desert, Israel, near Masada, descending to the Dead Sea. Ein Namer, which means "leopard headspring", is a headspring located in the middle of the canyon, providing water during the year to local flora and fauna. The stream passes through the territory of the city Arad.
Located at 31.34 35.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Kerioth
Kerioth - cities. A town in the south of Judea. Judas Iscariot was probably a native of this place, and hence his name Iscariot. It has been identified with the ruins of el-Kureitein, about 10 miles south of Hebron.. A city of Moab, called Kirioth.
Located at 31.34 35.12 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Legio X Fretensis
Legio X Fretensis ("Tenth legion of the sea strait") was a Roman legion levied by Augustus Caesar in 41/40 BC to fight during the period of civil war that started the dissolution of the Roman Republic. X Fretensis is then recorded to have existed at least until the 410s. X Fretensis symbols were the bull — the holy animal of the goddess Venus — a ship (probably a reference to the Battles of Naulochus and/or Actium), the god Neptune, and a boar.
Located at 31.32 35.35 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Siege of Masada
The siege of Masada was among the final accords of the Great Jewish Revolt, occurring from 73 to 74 AD on a large hilltop in current-day Israel. The long siege by the troops of the Roman Empire led to the mass suicide of the Sicarii rebels and resident Jewish families of the Masada fortress. The siege was chronicled by Flavius Josephus, a Jewish rebel leader captured by the Romans, in whose service he became a historian.
Located at 31.32 35.35 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Masada
Masada is an ancient fortification in the Southern District of Israel, on top of an isolated rock plateau (akin to a mesa) on the eastern edge of the Judaean Desert, overlooking the Dead Sea. 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 towards the end of the First Jewish–Roman War ended in the mass suicide of the 960 Jewish rebels and their families holed up there.
Located at 31.32 35.35 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
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