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Elifaz Destination Guide
Explore Elifaz in Israel
Elifaz in the region of Southern District is a town in Israel - some 421 mi or ( 677 km ) South-East of Jerusalem , the country's capital city .
Current time in Elifaz is now 09:05 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Jerusalem " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Tabuk, Damascus, At Tafilah, Amman, and Aqaba. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Tabuk . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Elifaz ? 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
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 2 km away
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 3 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 5 km away
Timna Airport
Timna Airport, also Ilan and Assaf Ramon Airport, is a planned international airport in southern Israel. It will replace the Eilat Airport and serve as an alternative to the Uvda Airport. The airport will be built 18 km north of Eilat, next to the Timna Valley and Be'er Ora. It will have a 3,600 m runway, longer than the runway in Eilat, which will allow large airplanes to land. The project was approved by the Israeli government in July 2011, and is set to be completed by 2017.
Located at 29.73 35.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 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 9 km away
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