historic highway
Scorpions Ascent (Ma'ale Akrabim)
A serpentine 1950s road built over an ancient Nabataean-Roman trade route, snaking down the Negev cliffs toward the Arava with dizzying desert switchbacks.
21 km · about 25 min drive
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Dimona
Southern District, Israel · Asia
About Dimona
Dimona is worth a stop: 20 minutes from ‘Ar‘ara BaNegev, 37km from Ein Avdat.
Dimona is in Southern District, Israel, with about 36,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is ‘Ar‘ara BaNegev, about 10 km away.
Dimona (Hebrew: דִּימוֹנָה, Arabic: ديمونا) is an Israeli city in the Negev desert, 30 kilometres (19 mi) to the south-east of Beersheba and 35 kilometres (22 mi) west of the Dead Sea above the Arava valley in the Southern District of Israel. In 2024 its population was 39,590. The Shimon Peres Negev Nuclear ResearchRead more
Center, colloquially known as the Dimona Reactor, is located 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) southeast of the city.
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What is there to see near Dimona?
Within an hour or so of Dimona: Scorpions Ascent (Ma'ale Akrabim) (21 km), Dead Sea, Ein Bokek (35 km), Ein Avdat (37 km), Masada (41 km).
Are there any good drives near Dimona?
The nearest famous roads are Scorpions Ascent (Ma'ale Akrabim), King's Highway and Dana to Petra Trail.
Where is Dimona?
Dimona is in Southern District, Israel, about 10 km from ‘Ar‘ara BaNegev.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 36,192
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Israel
- Region
- Southern District
- Timezone
- Asia/Jerusalem
- Coordinates
- 31.0708, 35.0327
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Worth the detour from Dimona
6 notable places within an hour's drive.
beach
Dead Sea, Ein Bokek
The main beach and resort area on the Israeli shore of the Dead Sea, known for therapeutic mud baths and salt-crystal-covered shores.
35 km · about 40 min drive
natural wonder
Ein Avdat
A gorge in the Negev's Zin Valley where three springs feed pools and a waterfall between white chalk walls, with Nabataean and Byzantine monastic caves cut into the cliff. Ibex come down to drink at the pools.
37 km · about 45 min drive
ancient ruins
Masada
An ancient Roman fortress atop an isolated rock plateau overlooking the Dead Sea, site of the last Jewish stand against Rome in 73 CE.
41 km · about 45 min drive
natural wonder
Ein Gedi Nature Reserve
A lush oasis of waterfalls, pools, and wildlife on the shores of the Dead Sea in the Judean Desert.
56 km · about 65 min drive
natural wonder
Makhtesh Ramon (Ramon Crater)
The world's largest erosion crater, a 40-kilometer geological marvel in the Negev Desert with multi-colored rock formations and desert wildlife.
57 km · about 65 min drive
Driving roads near Dimona
- 21 kmScorpions Ascent (Ma'ale Akrabim)A serpentine 1950s road built over an ancient Nabataean-Roman trade route, snaking down the Negev cliffs toward the Arava with dizzying desert switchbacks.
- 65 kmKing's HighwayOne of the world's oldest continuously used routes, winding 280 km from Madaba to Petra past Karak's crusader castle, Dana's cliffs and the mighty Wadi Mujib canyon.
- 77 kmDana to Petra TrailA spectacular multi-day hiking trail through Jordan's Great Rift Valley connecting Dana Nature Reserve to Petra through dramatic desert canyons.
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