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Discover Samar in Israel
Samar in the region of Southern District is a town located in Israel - some 419 mi or ( 674 km ) South-East of Jerusalem , the country's capital .
Local time in Samar is now 05:40 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Jerusalem " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Tabuk, Damascus, At Tafilah, Amman, and Aqaba. When in this area, you might want to check out Tabuk . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Samar ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Taking down a camp site
Taking down a camp site in Timna Park (south of Israel) after Timna's hot air balloon festival I was taking time lapse photos, every 10 seconds Music is Amarok by oldDog (CC BY-NC-SA from ccMixter.org ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Sands of Samar
The Sands of Samar, also called the Samar sands or Samar sand dunes, are an expanse of sand dunes in the Arava region of southern Israel. Once encompassing an area of seven square kilometers, agricultural development and sand mining have reduced the sands to 2.3 square kilometers. In recent years environmentalists and local residents have campaigned to preserve what remain of the dunes.
Located at 29.80 35.04 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 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 5 km away
Timna valley
The Timna Valley is located in southern Israel in the southwestern Arabah, approximately 30 km (18.6 mi) north of the Gulf of Aqaba and the town of Eilat. The area is rich in copper ore, and has been actively mined by humans since the 6th millennium BCE.
Located at 29.79 34.99 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 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 8 km away
Abronah
According to the Book of Numbers, Abronah, sometimes "Ebronah", is one of the places the Israelites stopped at during the Exodus from Egypt, before Ezion-Geber. Its name means passage, and it is the passage from the mountains down to the sea overlooking Ezion Geber. In the book "Rivers in the Desert" Nelson Glueck reported it as Elats industrial city.
Located at 29.76 35.03 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
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