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Ramon-Krater

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The largest Makhtesh (crater) in the Negev in the Ramon mountain range.

The Makhtesh is about 40 kilometers long; its maximum width is about 10 kilometers, and its walls are 200-300 meters high. The flora in the Makhtesh is typical of the warm desert areas of the Negev, and it has many roaming animals, including ibex and various reptiles, while vultures nest on its cliffs. There are interesting sites inside the Makhtesh, such as Ha-Minsara (The Saw-Mill), a sandstone hill with a rare geological phenomenon. On top of the hill there are blocks of exposed sandstone shaped like symmetrical hexagonal pillars placed in a heap, just like wooden planks in a carpenter's shop.

Opening times

Sommerzeit:

Sonntag-Donnerstag, Samstags: 08:00-17:00

Freitags & Feiertag Vorabends: 08:00-16:00

Winterzeit:

Sonntag-Donnerstag, Samstags: 08:00-16:00

Freitags & Feiertag Vorabends: 08:00-15:00

Price:

Erwachsene: 28 Shekels
Kinder: 14 Shekels
Studenten: 24 Shekels
Senioren: 14 Shekels

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Tal Schindele

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Public transport

Der Ort Mitzpe Ramon in der der Ramon Krater sich befindet ist nur mit dem Bus erreichbar (Ein Anschluss an das israelische Eisenbahnnetz besteht in Beer Scheva). Die wichtigste Verbindung dorthin ist die Linie 60 der Gesellschaft Metropoline, die ein- bis zweimal stündlich verkehrt.

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Directions

Die Hauptstrasse 40, die den Makhtesh Ramon durchquert, führt von Be'er Scheva durch den Negev bis nach Eilat, südlich des Ortes Mitzpe Ramon windet sie sich am Ma'aleh Ha'atzma'ut über mehrere Serpentinen in den Erosionskrater hinab.

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Kostenloser Parkplatz vor Ort.

Coordinates

30.608257, 34.806710

DMS

30°36'29.7"N 34°48'24.2"E

UTM

36R 673194 3387579

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972-8-6588691 http://www.parks.org.il/parksandreserves/ramon/Pages/default.aspx E-mail: moked@npa.org.il

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