![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/140/jpeg/02t.jpg) Ein Avdat canyon in Negev Desert. The Middle East, May 10, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/140/jpeg/07t.jpg) A pool in Ein Avdat canyon, view from the top of waterfall. The Middle East, May 10, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/140/jpeg/16t.jpg) Canyon of Horim Creek near Sede Boqer in Negev Desert. The Middle East, May 10, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/140/jpeg/18t.jpg) Canyon of Horim Creek near Sede Boqer in Negev Desert. The Middle East, May 10, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/140/jpeg/19t.jpg) Canyon of Horim Creek near Sede Boqer in Negev Desert. The Middle East, May 10, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/140/jpeg/17t.jpg) Canyon of Horim Creek near Sede Boqer in Negev Desert. The Middle East, May 10, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/312/jpeg/13t.jpg) Negev Desert above upper wadi Akev, east from Avdat. The Middle East, November 17, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/312/jpeg/12t.jpg) Negev Desert above upper wadi Akev, east from Avdat. The Middle East, November 17, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/311/jpeg/34t.jpg) Near archeological site of Avdat in Negev Desert. The Middle East, November 17, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/311/jpeg/35t.jpg) Near archeological site of Avdat in Negev Desert. The Middle East, November 17, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/311/jpeg/36t.jpg) Negev Desert near archeological site of Avdat. The Middle East, November 17, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/311/jpeg/37t.jpg) Negev Desert near archeological site of Avdat. The Middle East, November 17, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/312/jpeg/02t.jpg) Negev Desert near archeological site of Avdat. The Middle East, November 17, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/140/jpeg/08t.jpg) Ein Avdat canyon, view from the upper entrance. The Middle East, May 10, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/311/jpeg/27t.jpg) The North Church(?) in archeological site of Avdat in Negev Desert. The Middle East, November 17, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/311/jpeg/25t.jpg) The North Church(?) in archeological site of Avdat in Negev Desert. The Middle East, November 17, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/311/jpeg/29t.jpg) The North Church(?) in archeological site of Avdat in Negev Desert. The Middle East, November 17, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/311/jpeg/28t.jpg) The North Church(?) in archeological site of Avdat in Negev Desert. The Middle East, November 17, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/178/jpeg/11t.jpg) A pool of Ein Akev Tahton spring in Nahal Akev creek canyon, 3 miles north-east from Avdat. The Middle East, February 15, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/140/jpeg/09t.jpg) A road to Ein Avdat canyon, view from a neighbor mountain. The Middle East, May 10, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/312/jpeg/22t.jpg) Desert landscape of canyon of Nahal Akev wadi, 2.5 miles east from Avdat. The Middle East, November 17, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/178/jpeg/04t.jpg) Desert landscape of Nahal Akev creek canyon, 2.5 miles east from Avdat. The Middle East, February 15, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/312/jpeg/21t.jpg) Desert landscape of Nahal Akev creek canyon, 2.5 miles east from Avdat. The Middle East, November 17, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/182/jpeg/32t.jpg) A cave (with a small pool) in Negev Desert 2 miles north from Beer-Sheva. The Middle East, February 24, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/141/jpeg/27t.jpg) A parched garden in Negev Desert opposite to northern railway station (the desert is as arid as ever despite D. Ben Gurion s vision). Beer-Sheva, the Middle East, May 19, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/144/jpeg/16t.jpg) A bronze likeness of a Zionist leader D. Ben Gurion powdered by dust from the Negev Desert in front of the library of Ben Gurion University of the Negev. Beer-Sheva, the Middle East, July 15, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/131/jpeg/15t.jpg) Negev Desert 1-2 miles north-east from Beer-Sheva. The Middle East, April 14, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/131/jpeg/14t.jpg) Negev Desert 1-2 miles north-east from Beer-Sheva. The Middle East, April 14, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/160/jpeg/37t.jpg) Beetles collected in Negev Desert. The Middle East, November 30, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/124/jpeg/17t.jpg) Negev Desert south from Dimona. The Middle East, March 11, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/131/jpeg/13t.jpg) Poppies in Negev Desert 1-2 miles north-east from Beer-Sheva. The Middle East, April 14, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/131/jpeg/16t.jpg) Dwarf iris in Negev Desert 1-2 miles north-east from Beer-Sheva. The Middle East, April 14, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/125/jpeg/09t.jpg) A.S. in Big Crater (Makhtesh Gadol) in Negev Desert. The Middle East, March 11, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/124/jpeg/18t.jpg) Railroad through Negev Desert south from Dimona. The Middle East, March 11, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/125/jpeg/01t.jpg) Big Crater (Makhtesh Gadol) in Negev Desert. The Middle East, March 11, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/125/jpeg/12t.jpg) A river in Big Crater (Makhtesh Gadol) in Negev Desert. The Middle East, March 11, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/124/jpeg/24t.jpg) Ein Yorkeam spring in Negev Desert south from Dimona. The Middle East, March 11, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/125/jpeg/06t.jpg) Dry creek in Big Crater (Makhtesh Gadol) in Negev Desert. The Middle East, March 11, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/131/jpeg/20t.jpg) A country road to Bedouin settlements in Negev Desert 1-2 miles north-east from Beer-Sheva. The Middle East, April 14, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/162/jpeg/33t.jpg) A new road through Negev Desert, 1.5 miles north from Beer-Sheva. The Middle East, December 16, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/125/jpeg/08t.jpg) Multicolor hills in Big Crater (Makhtesh Gadol) in Negev Desert. The Middle East, March 11, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/124/jpeg/21t.jpg) A waterfall of Ein Yorkeam spring in Negev Desert south from Dimona. The Middle East, March 11, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/124/jpeg/22t.jpg) Dry riverbed near Ein Yorkeam spring in Negev Desert south from Dimona. The Middle East, March 11, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/125/jpeg/16t.jpg) Negev Desert on hills opposite to Golda Meir Park. The Middle East, March 11, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/162/jpeg/08t.jpg) Hills in Negev Desert 2 miles north from Beer-Sheva. The Middle East, December 16, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/125/jpeg/17t.jpg) A hill opposite to Golda Meir Park in Negev Desert. The Middle East, March 11, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/125/jpeg/18t.jpg) View of Golda Meir Park from hills. Negev Desert, The Middle East, March 11, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/125/jpeg/19t.jpg) Negev Desert on hills opposite to Golda Meir Park. The Middle East, March 11, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/158/jpeg/15t.jpg) Blooming plants in Negev Desert in northern Beer-Sheva. The Middle East, October 28, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/125/jpeg/03t.jpg) Multicolor sands in Big Crater (Makhtesh Gadol) in Negev Desert. The Middle East, March 11, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/158/jpeg/36t.jpg) After rain in Negev Desert 1 mile north from Beer-Sheva. The Middle East, November 11, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/125/jpeg/02t.jpg) Multicolor sands in Big Crater (Makhtesh Gadol) in Negev Desert. The Middle East, March 11, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/125/jpeg/04t.jpg) Multicolor hills in Big Crater (Makhtesh Gadol) in Negev Desert. The Middle East, March 11, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/124/jpeg/25t.jpg) View from the bottom of Ein Yorkeam spring in Negev Desert south from Dimona. The Middle East, March 11, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/124/jpeg/16t.jpg) Fallen Bedouin cow in Negev Desert in north-eastern Beer-Sheva. The Middle East, March 10, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/124/jpeg/08t.jpg) A rough mushroom popping in Negev Desert in northern Beer-Sheva. The Middle East, March 4, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/162/jpeg/06t.jpg) A hill in Negev Desert near Ramot neighborhood in northern Beer-Sheva. The Middle East, December 16, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/162/jpeg/31t.jpg) Bedouin villages in Negev Desert, 2 miles north from Beer-Sheva. The Middle East, December 16, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/158/jpeg/34t.jpg) Pine forest in Negev Desert 1 mile north from Beer-Sheva. The Middle East, November 11, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/158/jpeg/37t.jpg) New road through chalkstone of Negev Desert 1 mile north from Beer-Sheva. The Middle East, November 11, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/134/jpeg/13t.jpg) A donkey (?) bone in Negev Desert, west from road to Tel Aviv. Beer-Sheva, the Middle East, April 21, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/162/jpeg/34t.jpg) Hills with planted pines in Negev Desert, 1.5 miles north from Beer-Sheva. The Middle East, December 16, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/162/jpeg/26t.jpg) Negev Desert near N. Lahav Nature Reserve, 4 miles north from Beer-Sheva. The Middle East, December 16, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/178/jpeg/13t.jpg) A small canyon of Ein Akev Tahton spring in Nahal Akev creek canyon, 3 miles north-east from Avdat. The Middle East, February 15, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/178/jpeg/08t.jpg) Ein Akev Tahton spring creating a small sub-canyon in Nahal Akev creek canyon, 3 miles north-east from Avdat. The Middle East, February 15, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/178/jpeg/07t.jpg) Ein Akev Tahton spring creating a small sub-canyon in Nahal Akev creek canyon, 3 miles north-east from Avdat. The Middle East, February 15, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/312/jpeg/27t.jpg) Ein Akev Tahton spring creating a small sub-canyon in canyon of Nahal Akev wadi, 3 miles north-east from Avdat. The Middle East, November 17, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/164/jpeg/09t.jpg) Remains of ancient Nabataean city Mamshit in Negev Desert near Dimona, an area that is not yet excavated. The Middle East, December 23, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/139/jpeg/15t.jpg) Decayed Israeli (?) flag over BGU soccer field, Palmach Memorial is seen behind, in Negev Desert. Beer-Sheva, the Middle East, May 7, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/164/jpeg/02t.jpg) Remains of ancient Nabataean city Mamshit in Negev Desert near Dimona, view o dams. The Middle East, December 23, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/164/jpeg/00t.jpg) Remains of ancient Nabatean city Mamshit in Negev Desert near Dimona, one of rooms in the House of the Affluent . The Middle East, December 23, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/164/jpeg/07t.jpg) Remains of ancient Nabataean city Mamshit in Negev Desert near Dimona. The Western Church with a mosaic floor. The Middle East, December 23, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/164/jpeg/05t.jpg) Remains of ancient Nabataean city Mamshit in Negev Desert near Dimona, view of the House of Affluent from an observation tower. The Middle East, December 23, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/134/jpeg/12t.jpg) Bunches of barbed wire in Negev Desert in northern Beer-Sheva, west from the road to Tel Aviv (probably around a military installation). The Middle East, April 21, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/140/jpeg/33t.jpg) Dimona Nuclear plant in Negev Desert, the center of Israel s nuclear weapons program. The Middle East, May 13, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/137/jpeg/14t.jpg) Nuclear Research Center in Negev Desert near Dimona (Israeli nuclear bomb factory). The Middle East, April 26, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/164/jpeg/11t.jpg) Remains of ancient Nabataean city Mamshit in Negev Desert near Dimona, view of the Mamshit stream. The Middle East, December 23, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/164/jpeg/06t.jpg) Remains of ancient Nabataean city Mamshit in Negev Desert near Dimona, view to the south from an observation tower, with the Western Church on background. The Middle East, December 23, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/178/jpeg/03t.jpg) Nahal Akev creek canyon, 2.5 miles east from Avdat. The Middle East, February 15, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/178/jpeg/15t.jpg) A canyon of a short tributary of Nahal Akev creek, 3 miles north-east from Avdat. The Middle East, February 15, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/178/jpeg/05t.jpg) White Broom (Retama raetam) shrub in bloom in Nahal Akev creek canyon, 2.5 miles east from Avdat. The Middle East, February 15, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/208/jpeg/24t.jpg) Riverbed and canyon (resembling Ein Avdat) of Nahal Tseelim 3 miles north from Masada. The Middle East, May 17, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/172/jpeg/04t.jpg) Desert plants after a rainy season in Negev Desert in northern Beer-Sheva. The Middle East, January 26, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/178/jpeg/00t.jpg) Nahal Akev creek canyon below Ein Akev Elyon spring, 2 miles east from Avdat. The Middle East, February 15, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/178/jpeg/01t.jpg) Nahal Akev creek canyon below Ein Akev Elyon spring, 2.5 miles east from Avdat. The Middle East, February 15, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/178/jpeg/16t.jpg) A canyon of a short tributary of Nahal Akev creek, view to the north, 3 miles north-east from Avdat. The Middle East, February 15, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/178/jpeg/09t.jpg) Ein Akev Tahton spring (view from above) in Nahal Akev creek canyon, 3 miles north-east from Avdat. The Middle East, February 15, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/256/jpeg/26t.jpg) A pool under a big fall at the end of Mishmar canyon, near Dead Sea. The Middle East, February 21, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/124/jpeg/07t.jpg) A mushroom in Negev Desert 1 mile north-east from BGU. Beer-Sheva, March 4, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/164/jpeg/03t.jpg) Remains of ancient Nabataean city Mamshit in Negev Desert near Dimona, view of a road to the Eastern Church and British police station ( Camel police ) made from ancient rocks in 1936 on the top of a hill. The Middle East, December 23, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/208/jpeg/12t.jpg) A pool near En Namer spring in Tseelim Canyon 3.5 miles north-west from Masada. The Middle East, May 17, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/197/jpeg/26t.jpg) Negev Desert 2.5 miles north-east from Sde Boker at morning. The Middle East, April 9, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/147/jpeg/10t.jpg) An alligator in a pool in Hamat Gader. The Middle East, August 18, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/165/jpeg/12t.jpg) A pool at En Yorkeam spring south from Dimona. The Middle East, December 23, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/147/jpeg/07t.jpg) Resting alligator in a pool in Hamat Gader. The Middle East, August 18, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/205/jpeg/01t.jpg) View of the Negev Desert to the west along Nahal Nekarot River, 6 miles south-east from Mitzpe Ramon. The Middle East, May 3, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/147/jpeg/20t.jpg) Alligators gathering near a pool during hot afternoon. Hamat Gader, the Middle East, August 18, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/141/jpeg/38t.jpg) Entrance to Ein Bokek canyon. The Middle East, May 20, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/138/jpeg/27t.jpg) Ein Bokek Canyon. The Middle East, March 3, 2000
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