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Explore Gerofit in Israel
Gerofit in the region of Southern District is a place in Israel - some 413 mi or ( 664 km ) South-East of Jerusalem , the country's capital city .
Time in Gerofit is now 10:38 AM (Sunday) . 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, At Tafilah, Amman, Aqaba, and Tyre. Since you are here already, consider visiting Damascus . Where to go and what to see in Gerofit ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Hevel Eilot Regional Council
Hevel Eilot Regional Council is a regional council in the South District of Israel, near the city of Eilat. It is the southernmost regional council in Israel. Only about 3,300 people live in the council in twelve communities. Its area is about 2.2 million dunams. The major city of the region, Eilat, governs itself as a city council and is not included in the regional council.
Located at 29.93 35.07 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Yotvata Airfield
Yotvata Airfield is a small desert airfield in south Israel 40 km north of Eilat adjacent to Kibbutz Yotvata. The runway is in a state of disrepair. It is unused except for agricultural flights and is listed as the contingency airport for nearby Eilat Airport and Ovda International Airport.
Located at 29.90 35.07 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Jotbathah
Jotbathah or "Jotbath" is one of the stops of the Israelites on the Exodus journey. It name may mean goodness derived from the Hebrew Jatahh or Tubb, implying therefore Good, both Natural and Moral. It was a land of brooks of water. It is possible that it is Yotvata or Sabkhat et-Taba and Bir et-Taba in the Arabah, a salt-marsh area, which may be the "brooks of water".
Located at 29.90 35.06 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Shaharut
Shaharut is a communal settlement 40 kilometers north of Eilat, and 6 kilometers west of Yotvata on a ridge above the Arava Valley in the far south of Israel. It is the only settlement in the area that is not in the valley itself. It belongs to the Hevel Eilot Regional Council. It was founded in 1985 and is named after the nearby Shaharut Mountain. As of 2010, twenty eight families live there amounting to 120 people. The word "Shaharut" means "youth", as in Ecclesiastes chapter 11.
Located at 29.90 35.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Yotvata Hai-Bar Nature Reserve
The Yotvata Hai-Bar Nature Reserve is a 3,000-acre breeding and reacclimation center administered by the Israel Nature Reserves & National Parks Authority, situated in the Southern Arabah near Yotvata. The Yotvata Hai-Bar is the desert counterpart of the Carmel Hai-Bar Nature Reserve which operates in the country's Northern Mediterranean forest. Endangered and locally extinct animals mentioned in the Bible are bred here for possible reintroduction to the Negev desert.
Located at 29.87 35.05 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
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