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	Negev - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Negev (Hebrew נֶגֶב;, Tiberian Hebrew Néḡeḇ; Arabic النقب an-Naqab) is the desert region of southern Israel.
		The Negev covers the greater amount of Israel's official Southern District.
		Geographically, the over 13,000km² Negev forms an inverted triangle whose western side is contiguous with the desert of the Sinai Peninsula, and whose eastern border is the Wadi Arabah.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Negev (208 words)

	Negev - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
		The Negev (Hebrew נֶגֶב, Tiberian Hebrew Néḡeḇ; Arabic النقب; an-Naqab) is the desert region of southern Israel.
		The last is the biggest of all, in fact - it is probably the largest natural crater on Earth (it was not formed by asteroid impact).
		Negev is also the name of an IMI light machine gun, designated IMI Negev.
	www.startsurfing.com /encyclopedia/n/e/g/Negev.html (203 words)

	Negev Desert Botanical Garden
		The Negev desert in southern Israel is a remarkable arid region which forms part of the great Saharo-Arabian desert belt which extends from the Sahara and the Atlantic seaboard on the west side of Africa, across the Arabian desert to the desert of Sind in India in the east.
		• The Atacama - Peruvian Deserts • The Monte-Patagonian Desert
		• The Namib • The Kalahari • The Karoo deserts •
	www.benzkotz.dircon.co.uk /web.html (1914 words)

	RAMAT NEGEV DESERT AGRO-RESEARCH CENTER (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The center, in operation since 1981, is situated in the desert, near wadi haBesor, 30 km south of Beersheva, Israel.
		The Ramat Negev Regional Council administrates the center, but the experiments are done not only by local researchers but also together with other scientists from Ben Gurion University, the Faculty of Agriculture of the Hebrew University, the Volcani Institute and more.
		Negev, Israel and several other countries’ farmers are currently using the results of the studies at the center.
	www.ramat-negev.org.il /info/mop/about.htm (1298 words)

	Birding hotspots of Israel, the Negev Desert
		The Negev occupies 60% of the land surface area of Israel and yet it is the least densely populated.
		Delineated as being south of Be'er Sheva and Dimona, it is mainly a stone and sand desert with sparse vegetation.
		The north-western Negev is a vast expanse of natural steppe and semi- desert with transitional vast mixed cultivated areas, which supports a wealth of birds.
	www.birdingisrael.com /birdsOfIsrael/israel/birdingHotspots_4.htm (676 words)

	2: Negev: land, water, and civilization in a desert environment
		In antiquity the desert was regarded as a world unto itself, an extraterritorial realm separate from and additional to the other two known realms - the seas and the habitable rain-fed lands.
		Although the Negev's average winter rainfall is only about 100 mm, the run-off farmers were able to gather and concentrate sufficient run-off from the barren slopes to develop intensive agriculture in the depressions and bottomlands, which constituted only some 5 per cent of the total area in the northern Negev Highlands subregion.
		The hillsides in the Negev, as in many other deserts, are naturally strewn with a pavement of stones and gravel, and this covering inhibits and detains the flow of run-off over the surface.
	www.unu.edu /unupress/unupbooks/uu02fe/uu02fe05.htm (3134 words)

	Aquafind - Aquaculture, seafood, tropical fish resource.
		The Ottoman rulers, followed by the British Mandatory authorities (1918-1948), considered the Israeli Negev desert as an uninhabitable territory whose main importance was strategic and political.
		Although the State of Israel borders the Mediterranean Sea, its climate is profoundly affected by the proximity of vast deserts (Sinai and Arabian) to the south and east.
		Through the entire arid Negev and Arava region, in which air and water temperatures are kept constant throughout the year, yields have been up to 35 times higher than those of fish grown in subtropics in conventional outdoor ponds, and have been achieved in half the growing cycle.
	www.aquafind.com /articles/TilapiaDesert.php (1945 words)

	The Negev
		The Negev in southern Israel can be oppressively hot, but you won't see the type of sand dunes associated with the Sahara or other deserts.
		In 1947 and 1948, when the boundaries of the Jewish and Arab states were being debated by diplomats, David Ben-Gurion insisted the Negev be part of the Jewish state.
		The Central Negev is marked by Makhtesh Ramon, which is usually referred to as a crater, but is actually a valley surrounded by steep walls.
	www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org /jsource/vie/desert.html (856 words)

	ADASR - Ancient Desert Agriculture Systems Revived
		The southern periphery of Israel, the Negev, is an arid desert that does not allow for agricultural activity, mainly due to the poor annual rainfall - 80 mm - considerably less than the 200 mm minimal amount required to grow grains.
		Considering the desert climate, it is clear that during drought years, when there was little or no rainfall, the fields did not yield crops and the population remained without food.
		These studies examined the role of the Nabateans and their descendents in settling the Negev during all of the classic periods represented in the Negev, from the second century BCE to the seventh century C.E., with emphasis on the aspect of material culture, architecture, and analysis of historical sources.
	www.mnemotrix.com /adasr/arch.html (2770 words)

	Plant Adaptation in the Extreme Desert in Israel
		In order to survive in the extreme desert, a plant must, on one hand, utilize the little rainwater available to it, and on the other hand, survive the very prolonged dry periods.
		An additional problematic factor in the extreme desert is the salinity level – the scant rainfall is absorbed by the upper soil layer and evaporates very rapidly, so that more and more minerals build up after each rainfall and the soil grows saltier.
		Retamais a desert shrub with small leaves, blooming in early winter, but the leaves fall off very rapidly and the plant remains leafless most of the year.
	www.botanic.co.il /ENGLISH/research/desertad.htm (923 words)

	Israel's Negev Desert
		The Western Negev is characterized by 10 inches of rain per year, with light and partially sandy soils.
		The Central Negev, with the city of Beer Sheva in its midst, has an annual precipitation of 8 inches and is characterized by impervious soil, allowing minimum penetration of water with greater soil erosion and water runoff.
		The Negev Foundation, wishing to follow in the footsteps of David Ben-Gurion, has recognized the potential of the Negev and actively promotes desert agricultural innovation in all its spheres, so that not only will the region become economically viable, but also be attractive for settlement.
	www.negev.org /About/negev_desert.htm (438 words)

	Tours to the Negev desert- jeep, 4x4, camel, hiking tours in Israel, Eilat, massada, ein gedi, mitzpe, ramon, ein, ...
		The Negev is famous for such sites as The Ramon Crater and the 'Small Crater', the Timna Valley (site of the world's first copper mines), the ancient Nabatean city 'Ovdat' and the cliffs where the Negev plateau is dramatically intercepted by the sandy Arava valley.
		Crossing the Negev Desert are some of the most ancient trade routes in history, including the Spice and Perfume Route.
		Due to its particularly hot summers and meager annual rainfall, the Negev is ranked as an 'extreme desert' but, these climatic conditions, although almost unbearable in the summer, cause the winter dawns and sunsets to dazzle the skies with a display of light and color.
	www.desertecotours.com /English/negev_info.asp (403 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Negev (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Negev NEGEV [Negev] or Negeb [Hebdry], hilly desert region of S Israel, c.5,140 sq mi (13,310 sq km), bordered by the Judaean Hills, the Wadi Arabah, the Sinai peninsula, and the narrow Mediterranean coastal plain; it comprises more than one half of Israel's land area.
		It is the only tell (mound) in the Negev and indicates the existence of a fortified town in the Bronze Age.
		Land disputes between the Negev Bedouin and Israel (2).
	www.encyclopedia.com /articles/09087.html (534 words)

	Israel's Negev Desert
		So I went to Israel to spend time in the Negev Desert, to try and sense what draws messiahs, mystics and mortals to this place that leaves them with a passion as hot as the desert sun burning in their hearts.
		But when I stand on the hill outside the wind is cool and fresh and smells of desert earth, and on sudden impulse I hold my arms wide and feel the wind embrace me. I linger there a long time, bathing my senses in the desert.
		Camels were the main mode of desert transportation until the 20th century.
	www.rmerrillphoto.com /israelsnegevdesert (2416 words)

	Negev - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Negev, desert region, southern Israel, comprising the southern half of the country and covering an area of approximately 12,800 sq km (approximately...
		Sinai Peninsula, peninsula in northeastern Egypt, bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, the Negev Desert in Israel to the northeast, the...
		- desert region in Israel, comprising the southern half of the country.
	encarta.msn.com /Negev.html (95 words)

	Palestine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Palaestina Tertia included the Negev, southern Jordan — once part of Arabia — and most of Sinai with Petra the usual residence of the governor.
		In European usage up to World War I, "Palestine" was used informally for a region that extended in the north-south direction typically from Raphia (south-east of Gaza) to the Litani River (now in Lebanon).
		The western boundary was the sea, and the eastern boundary was the poorly-defined place where the Syrian desert began.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Palestine (4903 words)

	Daily Bible Study - The Negev
		Both names are quite appropriate - the Negev is the southernmost area of Israel, and it is most definitely one of the most arid Bible Places.
		The Negev stretches southward from the mountains and lowlands of Judah where the rolling hills terminate abruptly along the desert.
		At the Division Of The Land, the Negev was allotted to the tribes of Simeon (Joshua 19:1-9) and Judah (Joshua 15:20-31)
	www.keyway.ca /htm2002/negev.htm (254 words)

	Dead Sea - Negev Desert (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The Negev Desert forms the triangular southern half of Israel.
		It extends from Beersheba south to the port of Eilat on the Gulf of Aqaba.
		Due to its particularly hot summers and meager annual rainfall, the Negev is ranked as an 'extreme desert'.
	www.davidpride.com /Israel/Negev_02.htm (72 words)

	Manna From Israel's Negev Desert - Nechemia Meyers
		One-third of the earth's land surfaces and two-thirds of Israel are desert, but few research centers concentrate on the problems of such areas.
		That is the desert outpost where Ben-Gurion retired on relinquishing the premiership--temporarily in 1953 and then permanently in 1963--and where, in 1973, he was buried.
		Their aim is not to eliminate the desert but to live with it in ecological harmony.
	www.worldandi.com /specialreport/1989/august/Sa15330.htm (341 words)

	Alibris: Negev
		The Negev: The Challenge of a Desert, 2nd Ed.
		The Negev, first published over a decade ago, told the story of some twenty years of study of southern Israel's desert.
		Koren and Negev tell the story of a family of dwarves who were separated from other Nazi concentration camp victims only to be subjected to Joseph Mengele's experiments and the creepy fondness he developed for them.
	www.alibris.com /search/books/subject/Negev (660 words)

	Israel’s Negev Desert
		The religious zeal and cultural fervour with which the deserts, oases, and forested hills of Israel have been contested have enriched the tapestry, attracting scholars and travellers for centuries.
		From the North Arava Valley, you climb into the mountains of the Negev after a relaxed ride from Hatzeva to Idan – both villages on the Jordanian border, both surviving well on agriculture, but struggling desperately to persuade their second and third generations to stay put.
		The descent from this fascinating plateau to the shores of the Red Sea give you glimpses of the Sinai Desert, Egypt, Jordan and Saudi Arabia, stop to explore the Red Canyon enroute to the ideal finishing point where the Negev desert meets the coral-rich sea at the beachy Red Sea resort of Eilat.
	www.theculturedtraveler.com /archives/FEB2006/Negev_Desert.htm (853 words)

	The Negev Desert (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		First, at 31 degrees latitude the Negev is well within the belt where deserts tend to form in the Northern Hemisphere.
		Tropical air typically falls at about 30 degrees latitude on either side of the equator and along the desert belt, but robbed of its moisture it is now hot and dry.
		Yet the part of the Negev that is south of the Ramon Crater lacks this sea to its west.
	www.netours.com /2003/Negev.htm (667 words)

	Israel's miracle food from the desert - Negev Desert Saturday Evening Post - Find Articles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Israel's dramatic greening of the Negev with brackish water is indeed a technological and biological breakthrough.
		And although once the Negev was pronounce"uninhabitable," today it is home to 445,000 Jews and 55,000 Bedouins and to more than 250 thriving agricultural settlements.
		Cotton yields in the Negev outstrip those of California, Arizona, and Egypt; peanut yields are four times higher than those of Georgia and West Virginia.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1189/is_v259/ai_5096127 (892 words)

	RNDARC
		The Negev Foundation secured further funding to modify the solar greenhouse, improving the quality and efficiency of the structure.
		The Negev Desert, where Abraham, Isaac and Jacob tended their flocks, occupies 6,757 square miles – 2/3 of Israel’s total land area (8,019 square miles).
		In 1981, native pioneer and leading desert agronomist, Yoel DeMalach, realized that the abundant supply of brackish (salty) water 3,000 feet below the desert floor was enough to provide for Negev agriculture for hundreds of years to come.
	www.negev.org /Projects/rndarc.htm (1036 words)

	My Documents\negev
		The Kings of Judea built fortresses in the desert routes to transport incense and perfumes to the north.
		The Edomites penetrated to the Negev using evacuated land in south Judea.
		The Moslems conquered the area in 636 C.E. new Moslem villages were built, the Negev inhabitants lost their jobs as soldiers as there was no more border to defend and the area fell into a longstanding decline.
	members.fortunecity.com /zilberman/negev.htm (321 words)

	Negev travel guide - Wikitravel
		The Negev [1] is a large desert that covers the entire southern half of Israel.
		The least populated area in Israel, it is a home to (among others) the nomadic desert people known as the Bedouin.
		The Negev is a desolate region covering half of Israel and inhabited almost exculsively by Bedouin natives and a handful of stark Jewish settlements.
	wikitravel.org /en/Negev (567 words)

	ADASR - Ancient Desert Agriculture Systems Revived
		Sedentarism and Pastoralism in the Negev Highlands in the Early Bronze Age, In: Bar-Yosef and Khazanov (Eds.), Pastoralism in the Levant, Madison Wisconsin: 143-152.
		Farmers and Herders in the Negev Highlands in the Byzantine and Early Islamic Periods, pp.
		The Iron age II Settlement in the Negev Highlands in the light of the Negev Emergency Survey, 1979-1987, Unpublished M.A. Thesis, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem.
	www.mnemotrix.com /adasr/moti.html (1074 words)

	The Negev Desert - 2004 New Land for Peace - The Macro Center - Roger Williams University (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The difficulties inherent in a relocation of settlers in Gaza – and later, perhaps, the West Bank – to the Negev Desert are formidable.
		The Negev desert comprises 66% of Israel’s territory – in a country where space is often at a premium, encouraging settlement of largely empty territory simply makes sense.
		I submit that a Negev settlement solution is fast, cheap, can meet the cultural needs of the settlers (including construction of new religious schools to replace those in the West Bank), and lends itself well to integration with a framework for withdrawal that could include more elaborate settler housing options later on.
	www.rwu.edu /macrocenter/2004/briefingpapers/paper2.htm (1243 words)

	Israel eyes Negev Desert for settlements -DAWN - International; March 1, 2003
		The campaign to clear the desert of all bedouin is continued today by the Jewish Agency for Israel which spearheads the government’s efforts to bring another million Jews to Israel by 2010.
		About half of the Negev’s 140,000 bedouin have been cajoled or enticed out of the desert and into seven “recognized villages” or development towns that are little better than sprawling urban dumps.
		But the 70,000 or so bedouin who remain in the Negev say they are determined not to budge, not least because many of those who agreed to be resettled now regret it.
	www.dawn.com /2003/03/01/int3.htm (809 words)

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