Negev desert

E52188

desert geographical region

The Negev desert is a vast arid region in southern Israel known for its stark landscapes, sparse population, and significant historical and strategic importance.

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All labels observed (14)

Label	Occurrences
Negev	43
Negev Desert	30
Negev desert canonical	24
Negev region	10
Negev Highlands	5
Northern Negev	2
Central Negev	1
Negev desert ecosystem	1
Negev desert region	1
Negev desert tourism region	1
Negev region (partly)	1
Western Negev	1
southern Negev	1
صحراء النقب	1

Statements (77)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	desert ⓘ geographical region ⓘ
agriculturalMethod	drip irrigation ⓘ
agriculturalProduct	dates ⓘ grapes ⓘ vegetables ⓘ
area	approximately 13000 square kilometers ⓘ approximately 4700 square miles ⓘ
averageAnnualRainfall	less than 200 millimeters ⓘ
borders	Wadi Araba ⓘ surface form: Arabah Valley Judean Desert ⓘ Sinai Peninsula ⓘ
climate	arid ⓘ
contains	Avdat National Park ⓘ Dimona nuclear facility ⓘ Ein Avdat ⓘ Hatzerim Airbase ⓘ Makhtesh Gadol ⓘ Makhtesh Katan ⓘ Makhtesh Ramon ⓘ Ovda Airport ⓘ Ramon Airport ⓘ Ramon Crater ⓘ Sde Boker ⓘ Timna Valley ⓘ
continent	Asia ⓘ
country	Israel ⓘ
economicActivity	agriculture ⓘ copper mining ⓘ phosphate mining ⓘ solar energy production ⓘ
fauna	desert reptiles ⓘ gazelles ⓘ hyrax ⓘ ibex ⓘ
flora	acacia trees ⓘ desert shrubs ⓘ
governorate	Southern District, Israel ⓘ surface form: Southern District of Israel
hasCity	Avdat National Park ⓘ surface form: Avdat Haluza ⓘ Mamshit ⓘ Shivta ⓘ
hasPart	Wadi Araba ⓘ surface form: Arava Valley Negev desert self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Central Negev Eilat Mountains ⓘ Negev desert self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Negev Highlands Negev desert self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Northern Negev Negev desert self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Western Negev
highestPoint	Mount Ramon ⓘ
highestPointElevation	1037 meters ⓘ
historicalInhabitants	Bedouin communities ⓘ surface form: Bedouins Byzantine Empire ⓘ surface form: Byzantines Nabataean kingdom ⓘ surface form: Nabataeans
languageOfName	Hebrew ⓘ
locatedIn	Southern District, Israel ⓘ surface form: southern Israel
majorCity	Beersheba ⓘ Eilat ⓘ
majorTown	Arad ⓘ Dimona ⓘ Mitzpe Ramon ⓘ
modernDevelopment	Ben-Gurion University of the Negev ⓘ surface form: Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Beersheba IDF training bases ⓘ solar power plants ⓘ
nameEtymology	derived from Hebrew word Negev meaning dry or south ⓘ
partOf	Levant region ⓘ surface form: Levant Middle East ⓘ
populationDensity	sparse ⓘ
strategicImportance	border security ⓘ military ⓘ nuclear ⓘ
tourismAttraction	Bedouin hospitality sites ⓘ Ramon Crater ⓘ Timna Valley ⓘ surface form: Timna Park
tourismType	desert tourism ⓘ eco-tourism ⓘ
traversedBy	Silk Road routes ⓘ surface form: Incense Route
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite	Incense Route Cities in the Negev ⓘ

Referenced by (122)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

David Ben-Gurion → burialPlace → Negev desert ⓘ

British Mandate for Palestine → containsRegion → Negev desert ⓘ

this entity surface form: Negev

Idumea → borders → Negev desert ⓘ

this entity surface form: Negev

Edomite → geographicContext → Negev desert ⓘ

this entity surface form: Negev region

David Grün → burialPlace → Negev desert ⓘ

Sde Boker, Negev, Israel → locatedIn → Negev desert ⓘ

subject surface form: Sde Boker

this entity surface form: Negev

Sde Boker, Negev, Israel → locatedInDesert → Negev desert ⓘ

subject surface form: Sde Boker

this entity surface form: Negev Desert

Sde Boker, Negev, Israel → hasRegion → Negev desert ⓘ

subject surface form: Sde Boker

this entity surface form: Negev

Sde Boker, Negev, Israel → hasNearbyGeographicalFeature → Negev desert ⓘ

subject surface form: Sde Boker

this entity surface form: Negev Highlands

Beersheba → locatedInRegion → Negev desert ⓘ

this entity surface form: Negev

Beersheba → isRegionalCapitalOf → Negev desert ⓘ

this entity surface form: Negev

Beersheba → isAcademicCenterFor → Negev desert ⓘ

this entity surface form: Negev region

Ancient Israel → hasPart → Negev desert ⓘ

this entity surface form: Negev

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev → locatedIn → Negev desert ⓘ

this entity surface form: Negev

Negev desert → hasPart → Negev desert self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Central Negev

Negev desert → hasPart → Negev desert self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Western Negev

Negev desert → hasPart → Negev desert self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Northern Negev

Negev desert → hasPart → Negev desert self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Negev Highlands

Kerem Shalom Crossing → region → Negev desert ⓘ

this entity surface form: Negev

Palestine → hasSubregion → Negev desert ⓘ

this entity surface form: Negev

Afro-Eurasian desert belt → contains → Negev desert ⓘ

this entity surface form: Negev Desert

Kingdom of Judah → borderedBy → Negev desert ⓘ

this entity surface form: Negev Desert

Tribe of Simeon → traditionalTerritoryRegion → Negev desert ⓘ

this entity surface form: Negev

Sinai and Palestine campaign → location → Negev desert ⓘ

this entity surface form: Negev Desert

Gerar → locatedIn → Negev desert ⓘ

this entity surface form: Negev

Gerar → regionType → Negev desert ⓘ

this entity surface form: Negev region

Beer-lahai-roi → locatedIn → Negev desert ⓘ

Beer-lahai-roi → category → Negev desert ⓘ

this entity surface form: Negev

Idoumaia → borderedBy → Negev desert ⓘ

this entity surface form: Negev Desert

Amalekites → traditionalLocation → Negev desert ⓘ

Edom → borderedBy → Negev desert ⓘ

this entity surface form: Negev

Arabia Petraea → contains → Negev desert ⓘ

this entity surface form: Negev region (partly)

Edomite religion → practicedIn → Negev desert ⓘ

this entity surface form: Negev region

Sde Boker → locatedIn → Negev desert ⓘ

Sde Boker → partOfRegion → Negev desert ⓘ

this entity surface form: Negev

Midreshet Ben-Gurion → locatedIn → Negev desert ⓘ

Midreshet Ben-Gurion → region → Negev desert ⓘ

this entity surface form: Negev

historic Palestine → hasSubregion → Negev desert ⓘ

this entity surface form: Negev

Ramat Negev Regional Council → locatedIn → Negev desert ⓘ

Morning Field → locatedIn → Negev desert ⓘ

Ben-Gurion grave site → locatedIn → Negev desert ⓘ

this entity surface form: Negev

Zin Valley → locatedIn → Negev desert ⓘ

this entity surface form: Negev Desert

Zin Valley → ecoregion → Negev desert ⓘ

this entity surface form: Negev desert ecosystem

Avdat National Park → locatedIn → Negev desert ⓘ

this entity surface form: Negev Desert

Avdat National Park → hasViewOf → Negev desert ⓘ

this entity surface form: Negev Highlands

Avdat National Park → partOf → Negev desert ⓘ

this entity surface form: Negev desert tourism region

Road 40, Israel → traverses → Negev desert ⓘ

Road 40, Israel → hasSectionIn → Negev desert ⓘ

this entity surface form: Negev region

Sde Boker airstrip → locatedIn → Negev desert ⓘ

this entity surface form: Negev Desert

Sde Boker airstrip → regionServed → Negev desert ⓘ

this entity surface form: Negev Desert