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.
40 km · about 45 min drive
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H̱ura
Southern District, Israel · Asia
About H̱ura
H̱ura sits on the route: 10 minutes from Umm Batin, 47km from Ein Gedi Nature Reserve.
H̱ura is in Southern District, Israel, with about 22,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Umm Batin, about 6 km away.
Hura, or Houra (Hebrew: חוּרָה, Arabic: حورة) is a Bedouin town in the Southern District of Israel. It is located near Beersheba and beside the town Meitar. The town was established in 1989 as a part of solution offered by the state for the consolidation of Negev Bedouin population, and was declared a local council inRead more
1996. In 2024 it had a population of 23,034.
Hura is one of seven Bedouin townships in the Negev desert with approved plans and developed infrastructure (the other six are: Ar'arat an-Naqab (Ar'ara BaNegev), Lakiya, Shaqib al-Salam (Segev Shalom), Kuseife (Kseife), Tel as-Sabi (Tel-Sheva) and the city of Rahat, the largest among them).
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near H̱ura?
Within an hour or so of H̱ura: Masada (40 km), Dead Sea, Ein Bokek (42 km), Ein Gedi Nature Reserve (47 km), Scorpions Ascent (Ma'ale Akrabim) (48 km).
Are there any good drives near H̱ura?
The nearest famous roads are Scorpions Ascent (Ma'ale Akrabim), King's Highway and Dana to Petra Trail.
Where is H̱ura?
H̱ura is in Southern District, Israel, about 6 km from Umm Batin.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 21,558
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Israel
- Region
- Southern District
- Timezone
- Asia/Jerusalem
- Coordinates
- 31.3008, 34.9361
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Worth the detour from H̱ura
8 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.
42 km · about 50 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.
47 km · about 55 min drive
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.
48 km · about 55 min drive
cathedral
Church of the Nativity
One of the oldest continuously operating churches in the world, built over the traditional birthplace of Jesus.
52 km · about 60 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.
55 km · about 65 min drive
museum
Yad Vashem
Israel's official memorial to the Holocaust, with deeply moving exhibits and a striking modernist museum built into a mountainside.
57 km · about 65 min drive
cathedral
Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Christianity's holiest site, built on the traditional locations of Jesus's crucifixion and burial.
60 km · about 70 min drive
Driving roads near H̱ura
3 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 48 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.
- 74 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.
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