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Eilat and the Negev

Eilat and the Negev Travel Guide

With its stark mountains, dramatic wadis, the Nabatean city of Avdat, colorful Bedouin encampments, and the spectacular Ramon Crater, the Negev—a word meaning "dry" in Hebrew—can definitely be described in more ways than simply "a desert." More »

Top Reasons to Go
Getting Oriented
When to Go

Desert Precautions
Getting Here and Around
Contacts

Places to Explore

Beersheva
Eilat

Makhtesh Ramon and Mitzpe Ramon
Side Trip to Petra

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