 Yeruham | ||
| Yeruham, Jerocham, Yeroham, יְרוּחָם | ||
| District | Southern | |
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| Residents | 9.078 (2015) | |
| height | 492 m | |
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Yeruham is a city in the northeast of the Negev, she is known for the occurrence of the Yeruham Iris.
background
The Israeli city Yeruham was founded in 1951 three years after the War of Independence as a development city in the northern Negev, at that time the city was on the 225 ("Petroleum Road") on the main connection axis into the Arava Depression and after the Red Sea port Eilat. With the construction of the new connecting roads after Eilat, and after the great Makhtesh (Makhtesh Gadol) was less rich in minerals than assumed, the city lost its importance and increased its population only slowly.
The first settlers were immigrants from Romania, later North Africa and India; In the last few years the population has increased again due to Russian immigrants, the economic power remains poorly developed.
In the vicinity of the place is the one, which was already settled in antiquity Tel RahmaAccording to tradition, the Be'er Rahma well is said to be the one from which the biblical Hagar drew water for her son Ishmael.
getting there
By plane
The closest international airport that most travelers go to Israel enter is that Ben Gurion Airport
(IATA: TLV) of Tel Aviv (135 km away, reached in 1½ hours); the Eilat Airport(IATA: ETM) is served by inner-Israeli and charter flights and is 200 km resp. just under 2½ hours drive away.
By train / by bus
The nearest train station is that of Dimona, on the branch line from Be'er Sheva lies. From here bus routes 55 and 57 go to Yeroham, the line 58 to Be'er Sheva, once a day there are bus connections to Tel Aviv and also after Jerusalem.
In the street
Yeroham is at an intersection between the secondary roads 224/225 and 204, the two main traffic axes 40 (Tel Aviv - Be'er Sheva - Mitzpe Ramon - Eilat) and 25 (Be'er Sheva - Arava valley - connection to the road 90 to Eilat lead in the west resp. East past the plateau with the place.
The best way to get to Yeroham from the greater Tel Aviv area is via Be'er Sheva and then takes the 25 to Dimona, there you turn on that 204 to the south.
By boat
The place is far from any water suitable for passenger shipping.
mobility
Locally one moves on foot, the bus lines leading to Yeroham serve the different quarters in local traffic.
Tourist Attractions
The place itself, with its modern infrastructure and functional buildings, offers few ancient buildings worth seeing due to its short history. More interesting are the geological formations and nature parks with the flora in the area.
- 1 Yeruham Iris Nature Reserve. In the nature reserve, the endemic one blooms in February / beginning of March Yeruham Iris. The nature reserve can be reached on an easily navigable gravel road (which branches off road 204 in an easterly direction north of Yeruham). The driveway leads south past a military area and ends at a gravel parking lot. A path demarcated with ropes leads through the nature reserve, this path must not be deviated from: Opportunities, the rare ones Yeruham Iris enough to take pictures.
- In February / beginning of March the flowers bloom here Yeruham Iris(Iris petrana), in between single red flowering ranunculus and single light red wild tulips, furthermore the white flowering gorse-like Retama raetam, the Thymelaea hirsuta (hairy sparrow tongue), the red-leaved one Anabasis articulata (Foxtail) and Artemisia sieberi.
- south of Yeruham Park (and west of Road 204) belong to the Helmoniyon Reserve Protected areas2 3 in which in the winter months of October & November the yellow crocus-like Sternbergia lutea (also as Autumn gold mug, Called gold crocus or Lily of the Fields "), bloom.
- 4 Yeruham Lake and Park: In 1951/54 the Revivim Stream was built with an artificial dam to the Yeruham Lake dammed up, in which the water of the winter floods and treated wastewater of the city are retained. Around 1975 the JNF (Jewish National Fund) transformed the area into a recreation park with trees and palm trees, toxic groundwater and contamination from untreated sewage during flash floods meant that the water in Yeruham Lake could no longer be used. In 2006 a very advanced treatment system was inaugurated, so that the lake is increasingly inhabited by living things and the park has become a magnet for weekend picnics, fishing and bird watchers.
- the fountain 5 Yeruham Well (or Hagar's Well, Bir Rakhma) is located in the northeast of the park area, the well, which was already used in antiquity, was renewed for use by the local Bedouin population during the British mandate.
- Ruins of 6 Metsad Yeruham: between Road 204 and Yeruham Park are the ruins of the Yeruham Fortress, the fortress dates from Byzantine times and was surrounded by farm buildings.
- the street 205 leads to Mount Avnon Makhtesh Gadol, here the petrified trees ("Fossilized Trees") and colored sands ("Colored Sands") are worth a visit.
activities
- Plant lovers gather in the in February / March Yeruham Iris Nature Reserveto get those here endemic yeruham iris to be amazed, this iris shape thrives in Israel only in this place. The stylized representation of an iris on the roundabout of the driveway to the town also refers to the Yeruham Iris.
- At the end of October / November the yellow one blooms in the Yeruham Sternbergia Reserve Sternbergia / "gold crocus"
- the park is often artificially dammed for relaxing and picnicking Lake Yeruham visited, here you can watch water birds.
- Visit of the Makhtesh Gadol with its geological peculiarities
- hike in the neighborhood
shop
In Yeruham there are some shopping opportunities for daily necessities, especially self-caterers are grateful not to have to drive too far to go shopping (next options in Dimona and Be'er Sheva.
- 1 Shufersal supermarket
kitchen
There are a number of pubs and snack bars (including falafel) along the main street.
nightlife
accommodation
- Guest rooms ("Tsimmer") are offered in various places in the village.
security
health
Practical advice
- the 1 Post office is also on the main road
trips
- A trip to the great Makhtesh, the Makhtesh Gadoljust before the road 225 leads down in serpentines into the Makhtesh, a gravel road goes off to the left, which leads to the Lookout point at the Mount Avnun leads.
