Midreshet Ben-Gurion
in Southern District, Israel
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Be'er Sheva (Teyman) Airport (30 mi) - Ein Yahav Airfield (30 mi)
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El Gora Airport (42 mi) - Bar Yehuda Airfield (49 mi)
- El Arish International Airport (58 mi)
- Ovda International Airport (64 mi)
- Yotvata Airfield (67 mi)
- Ben Gurion International Airport (80 mi)
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Queen Alia International Airport (93 mi)
- Incense Route - Desert Cities in the Negev (Unesco heritage, 31 mi)
- Masada (Unesco heritage, 46 mi)
- Caves of Maresha and Bet-Guvrin in the Judean Lowlands as a Microcosm of the Land of the Caves (Unesco heritage, 52 mi)
- Petra (Unesco heritage, 53 mi)
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Palestine: Land of Olives and Vines – Cultural Landscape of Southern Jerusalem, Battir (Unesco heritage, 63 mi) - Birthplace of Jesus: Church of the Nativity and the Pilgrimage Route, Bethlehem (Unesco heritage, 64 mi)
- Um er-Rasas (Kastrom Mefa'a) (Unesco heritage, 81 mi)
- White City of Tel-Aviv -- the Modern Movement (Unesco heritage, 84 mi)
- Wadi Rum Protected Area (Unesco heritage, 92 mi)
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Ancient City of Bosra (Unesco heritage, 152 mi) - Miẕpé Shivta (observation point, (11 mi)
- Miẕpé Revivim (observation point, (13 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 30.852 and 34.783 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 30° 51' 5" and E 34° 47' 0"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Shekel - ILS
- Spoken languages:
- Hebrew, Arabic, English
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 10:20 PM (Friday)
- Timezone: Asia/Jerusalem
- UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:08 am and 4:43 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -27.600 and -144.317 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Area - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 4,2 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Israel.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Israel. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Discover Midreshet Ben-Gurion
Midreshet Ben-Gurion in Southern District with it's 1,100 citizens is a place in Israel about 68 mi (or 110 km) south of Jerusalem, the country's capital city.
Current time in Midreshet Ben-Gurion is now 10:20 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Asia / Jerusalem with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 9 airports near Midreshet Ben-Gurion, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in Israel is Be'er Sheva (Teyman) Airport in a distance of 30 mi (or 49 km), North. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Israel is Incense Route - Desert Cities in the Negev in a distance of 31 mi (or 50 km), South-East. We encountered 2 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Beersheba, Rafah, Gaza, Ar Rishah and Ash Shaykh Zuwayd. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 20°C / 69 °F
| Morning Temperature | 13°C / 56 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 17°C / 63 °F |
| Night Temperature | 15°C / 59 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 42% |
| Air Pressure | 1015 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 13 km/h (8 mph) from South-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 3% of sky |
| General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Saturday, 16th of November 2024
19°C (67 °F)
15°C (58 °F)
Scattered clouds, moderate breeze.
Sunday, 17th of November 2024
19°C (67 °F)
15°C (60 °F)
Broken clouds, gentle breeze.
Monday, 18th of November 2024
18°C (65 °F)
14°C (57 °F)
Sky is clear, moderate breeze, clear sky.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Carmey Avdat Farm
Boker Valley Vineyards Farm
Videos from this area
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01 The Messiah's Garden Tomb 2004
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עדלאידע תיכון שדה בוקר תשעד Adloyada Sde Boker Environmental High School 2014
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Sde Boker - שְׂדֵה בּוֹקֵר (HD)
Opnames in High Definition van de kibbutz Sde Boker waar David Ben-Gurion woonde. De kibbutz ligt midden in de Negev woestijn (Israel). Camera: Canon XH-A1.
Sde boker tandem kite buggy avi
tandem kite buggy in sde boker.
Mountain biking. Israel. Sde Boker - the ancient city Shivta - Sde Boker. Сде Бокер - древний город Шивта - Сде Бокер. Израиль.
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Welcome to the Kibbutz Sde Boker
Welcome to the Kibbutz Sde Boker performed by volunteers for Purim 1994. If you were there please leave a comment :)
Ben Gurion's Grave
Ben Gurion's Grave, Sde Boker, Negev, Israel.
Fox at night and some jackals
Wild animals filmed with an infrared camera trap. The video was taken in a single night at Sde-Boker, The Negev desert, Israel.
Desert trip with my Dorsoduro 1200 - GoPro Hero 3
Beware of camels near the road!
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research
The Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research is part of the Ben-Gurion University, and is located in the Midreshet Ben-Gurion campus in the centre of the Negev desert in Israel. The Institute was established in 1974 as a result of a recommendation made by the Israeli Council for Higher Education in 1972. It was renamed as the Blaustein Institute for Desert Research in 1980 after a donation to the university by the Jacob and Hilda Blaustein Foundation.
Ramat Negev Regional Council
Ramat Negev Regional Council is a regional council in the Negev desert in Israel. The largest regional council in the country, its headquarters are located on Highway 40 between Mashabei Sadeh and Tlalim.
Ben-Gurion National Solar Energy Center
The Ben-Gurion National Solar Energy Center at Midreshet Ben-Gurion is the national alternative energy research institute of Israel. It was established in 1987 by the Ministry of National Infrastructures to study promising alternative and clean energy technologies, particularly those involving solar power. Since July 1991 the Center has been operated by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev's Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research. Its director is David Faiman.
Ein Avdat
Ein Avdat or Ein Ovdat is a canyon in the Negev Desert of Israel, south of Kibbutz Sde Boker. Archaeological evidence shows that Ein Avdat was inhabited by Nabateans and Catholic monks. Numerous springs at the southern opening of the canyon empty into deep pools in series of waterfalls. The water emerges from the rock layers with salt-loving plants like Poplar trees and Atriplexes growing nearby.
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