Neot HaKikar

Neot HaKikar
Neot HaKikar
Coordinates: 30°55′59.15″N 35°22′36.11″E / 30.9330972°N 35.3766972°E / 30.9330972; 35.3766972Coordinates: 30°55′59.15″N 35°22′36.11″E / 30.9330972°N 35.3766972°E / 30.9330972; 35.3766972
District Southern
Council Tamar
Affiliation Agricultural Union
Founded 1970
Elevation -345 m (−1,132 ft)
Population (2017)[1] 421

Neot HaKikar (Hebrew: נְאוֹת הַכִּכָּר) is a moshav in the northern Arava valley in Israel established in 1970.[2] Located immediately south of the Dead Sea, at an elevation of 345 metres (1,132 ft) below sea level, it falls under the jurisdiction of Tamar Regional Council. In 2017 it had a population of 421.[1]

Neot HaKikar was the site of the Neot HaKikar disaster, one of Israel's worst natural disasters.

References

  1. 1 2 "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
  2. Rained In, Haaretz
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