Arava

Silk Road Virtual Museum opens first Israel exhibit, displays ancient textiles found in Arava

The exhibit, curated by academics from the University of Haifa, features textiles from India, Central Asia, and China.

Ancient textile fragment found at the Nahal Omer archaeological site in the Arava, southern Israel, by archaeologists from the University of Haifa, May 19, 2026.
Cache of ancient ostrich eggs found at an archaeological site near Nitzana, March 29, 2026.

Collection of 7,000-year-old ostrich eggs discovered under sand dunes in southern Israel

From Greenhouse to Plate Festival.

Chefs in the greenhouse: The Arava becomes Israel’s culinary capital for the weekend

An Israeli soldier walks next to the border fence between Israel and Jordan, in southern Israel near Eilat February 9, 2016.

Suspected terror infiltration determined false alarm, was Jordanian Border Police operation


'Straw-inspiring' low-tech approach to construction in Israel's Arava

“I was completely unaware that this traditional construction method is feasible until I attended a week-long course at Kibbutz Lotan in the Arava desert last month.”

 Reform Jewish Youth students during their year abroad program help Dutch master builder Itamar build the first of 10 dome eco campus houses at Kibbutz Lotan.

Southern Arava: More sights to see in the desert

This week’s column will continue to cover places there where Israelis created attractions that showcase the desert’s natural beauty and uncommon features.

 Chef Hashemesh

The southern Arava: A revival of tourism in Israel

This week I focus on one of my favorite parts of the desert region of our country: the southern Arava in the Eilot Regional Council.

 SOLOMON'S PILLARS.

Southern Arava offers wide variety of activities and attractions

The Arava runs adjacent to the Jordanian border from Eilat northward.

 A VIEW from the Arandal Farm boutique hotel.

The Arava Film Festival opens in Israel

The Arava International Film Festival features the best of recent international and Israeli cinema, as well as classics.

 LAMB Is one of the films featured at the 2021 Arava International Film Festival

Israel is about to see some meteor showers - here's where

Take advantage of the times and go watch a meteor shower. The Jerusalem Post Magazine offers a list of the best locations to camp out and see it.

 Stargazing and looking for meteor showers in the Arava, Israel

In the desert, you can be a paramedic, fireman, solider and cop at once

A Jewish National Fund-USA project set up essential emergency assistance in the Arava desert.

Arava emergency center

Plague of pests: Lots of locusts swarm Israel's South - watch

Regardless of their legendary reputations and the sheer size and numbers of the current swarm, the locusts pose no danger to humans or animals whatsoever.

A locust is held by Israeli researcher at the Department of Zoology at Tel Aviv University's Faculty of Life Sciences December 22, 2015. Israeli researchers have developed a high-jumping locust lookalike robot that they hope could one day replace humans in military or search-and-rescue operations. P

Vacation: Visiting Israel's Arava region

If you’d like to learn more about the region’s prosperous agricultural activity, the best place to start is at the Vidor Center.

A visit to Israel's Arava region.

4-year-old airlifted to hospital after crocodile bite in southern Israel

"I heard screams - I went over and his hand looked like it had been torn off," the mother said.

A crocodile spotted in the northern moshav of Beit Hanania