Described as a "desolation that not even imagination can grace with the pomp of life and action" by Mark Twain in The Innocents Abroad, this region contains the town of Eilat, which gives this region access to the Gulf of Aqaba.
This area is home to the Zin River, which is found a short distance from the Ein Avdat, as well as Makhtesh Ramon, one of many large erosion craters unique to this region. Its eastern border contains the Arava Valley and it is home to the cities of Dimona and Arad, both of which were founded following the forced relocation of its native inhabitants to the Siyag. This region's cities of Nitzana, Shivta and Mamshit were founded by the Nabataeans, who ruled from nearby Petra, and its city of Rahat is home to a large Bedouin population. Described as a "desolation that not even imagination can grace with the pomp of life and action" by Mark Twain in The Innocents Abroad, this region contains the town of Eilat, which gives this region access to the Gulf of Aqaba. For 15 points, identify this region home to the town of Beersheba, a desert region of southern Israel.
This area is home to the Zin River, which is found a short distance from the Ein Avdat, as well as Makhtesh Ramon, one of many large erosion craters unique to this region.
Negev Desert