NEGEV Definition & Meaning

Negev

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[neg-ev]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

a partially reclaimed desert region and district in S Israel, bordering on the Sinai Peninsula. 4,700 sq. mi. (12,173 sq. km). Beersheba.

Negev

/ ˈnɛɡɛb, ˈnɛɡɛv /

the S part of Israel, on the Gulf of Aqaba: a triangular-shaped semidesert region, with large areas under irrigation; scene of fighting between Israeli and Egyptian forces in 1948. Chief town: Beersheba. Area: 12 820 sq km (4950 sq miles)

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In a post on X, Sharren Haskel said the site that was the main medical centre for Israel's entire Negev region.

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I stood on the hill and looked out toward the edge of the Negev desert, imagining the villagers watching an army come into view.

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Mr Elkadi is from a Bedouin village in the Negev desert and had been working as a security guard at Kibbutz Magen when he was abducted.

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Now, Israeli authorities see the Negev as an enormous opportunity for large-scale afforestation.

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Mr Elkadi, a father of 11 and grandfather of one, is from a Bedouin village in the Rahat area, in the Negev desert.

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