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Mahane Zofar Destination Guide

Touring Mahane Zofar in Israel

Mahane Zofar in the region of Southern District is a city located in Israel - some 383 mi or ( 616 km ) South-East of Jerusalem , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Mahane Zofar

Time in Mahane Zofar is now 11:39 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Jerusalem " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Damascus, Madaba, At Tafilah, Amman, and Aqaba. Being here already, consider visiting Damascus . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Mahane Zofar ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Arava Hike, October 2012

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hiking in the arava with friends, October 2012. ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Arabah

The Arabah, also known as Aravah, is a section of the Jordan Rift Valley running in a north-south orientation between the southern end of the Sea of Galilee (as the Jordan river valley) down to the Dead Sea and continuing further south where it ends at the Gulf of Aqaba. It includes most of the border between Israel to the west and Jordan to the east.

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Located at 30.42 35.15 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Great Rift Valley, Israel–Jordan relations, Landforms of Jordan, Regions of Israel, Wadi

Sapir, Israel

Sapir is a communal settlement near Route 90 in southern Israel. It belongs to the Central Arava Regional Council. It was founded in 1978 and is named after Pinchas Sapir. The settlement, which was planned by the architect Gershon Tzippor, was founded primarily to provide housing for municipal workers of the regional council. As time passed, its nature changed. As of 2006 it houses mostly people of various professions, as opposed to other settlements of the Arava, which mostly do agriculture.

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Located at 30.61 35.18 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Central Arava Regional Council, Community settlements in Israel

Ein Yahav Airfield

Ein Yahav Airfield, officially known as Sapir Airfield (מנחת ספיר), is a small desert airfield in southern Israel's Arabah between the Dead Sea and Eilat. The airfield is located across Highway 90 from Sapir, and not far from Ein Yahav. It was constructed in 1970, and since 1989 has had service to which operated by Elrom Airways to Sde Dov Airport in Tel Aviv. Airlines Destinations \r Elrom Airways-Tel Aviv {{{2}}}

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Located at 30.62 35.20 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: 1970 establishments, Airports in Israel, Southern District (Israel)

Highway 13 (Israel)

Highway 13 is an expressway in southern Israel. It is 12 km long. It begins in the north at Tzihor junction with Highway 40, and ends in the south at Menuha junction with Highway 90. Thus, it connects between Highway 40, which runs north to Mizpe Ramon and Beersheba via the central Negev, and Highway 90, which traverses the Arava region on Israel's eastern border.

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Located at 30.29 35.09 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Roads in Israel