 Neot HaKikar | ||
| Neot HaKikar | ||
| district | South district | |
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| Residents | 411 (2015) | |
| height | −351 m | |
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Neot HaKikar (Ne'ot HaKikar, Hebrew: נְאוֹת הַכִּכָּר) is a small village organized as a moshav in the north of the Arava.
background
The Moshav, a cooperative settlement with a predominantly agricultural character, was founded in 1961 and is therefore much older than the nearby one A tamar.
The place is in the north of the Arava Depression, not far from the southern end of the Dead Sea; the limit to Jordan runs immediately south of the settlement.
getting there
By plane
Most foreign travelers travel through the Tel Aviv - Ben Gurion at. The journey from Eilat from, the previous city airport Eilat is served by charter airlines; The route from the new airport, a little north of Eilat, is even shorter Ramon Airport Eilat, which should start operations at the end of 2017.
By train / bus
There is no railway connection to the Arava, the nearest railway station is that of Dimona. From here there are two bus connections on line 321 of the daily Egged with the aim of A bokek at the Dead Sea, which ones too A tamar and Neot HaKikar supply.
In the street
The access road 2499 leads from the street 90 in a southerly direction A tamar and further after Neot HaKikar. The Jordan Valley Road 90 leads from the north of Israel along the Dead Sea through the Arava down to Eilat. The road opens a little further to the west 25 of Beer Sheva above Dimona in the 90.
At the entrance to the Ein Tamar settlement and again before Neot HaKikar, yellow access gates must be passed; Guests can call the property and the gates can be opened automatically if they are closed.
mobility
The small town can be explored on foot; To get to the starting points of hiking tours in the area, the use of a private vehicle is almost inevitable.
Tourist Attractions
- 1 A plutite: the source located on road 2499 A plutite or Hidden Spring is a salt water spring which rises at the foot of the Kikar Sodom marl formation. The salt water allows some date palms to grow here in the Arava and is the basis of a vegetation of brackish water plants, which offer a resting place for birds passing through here.
- You can splash around in the water and bathe your feet, the water is not drinkable due to the salt content.
- 2 Neot HaKikar Memorial: A memorial commemorates the place where the Neot HaKikar Disaster occurred in 1970, in a dining room of an army base 20 members of the army were killed by a rock fall that had broken loose due to exceptional rainfall.
activities
- Hiking, jeep and mountain bike tours
- 1 swimming pool. Swimming pool.
shop
- 1 Grocary Store, 86905 Neot HaKikar. Shop for everyday items.
kitchen
nightlife
accommodation
In Neot HaKikar there are various offers for rooms and apartments to enjoy a desert stay in the hot Arava even in the cooler season:
health
Practical advice
If the yellow entrance gate is closed, you have to register with the host by telephone to have the gate opened remotely.
trips
- ans Dead sea to A bokek
- to the nearby Mount Sodom and the Nahal Perazim
