Conquest of the Desert was a Specialised Expo recognised by the 28th General Assembly of the

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on 13 November 1951, held in

Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...

in 1953 at Binyanei Ha'uma, a convention center in Jerusalem. It focused on the themes of reclamation and population of desert areas.

History

The exhibition was opened on 22 September by President Ben Zvi and acting Prime Minister

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. It lasted for 22 days, closing on 14 October. It was visited by 600,000 people. Thirteen foreign countries participated which included the United States although it declared a boycott of the opening ceremony. The Soviet Union declined to attend. Both

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and the

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also attended. Postage stamps commemorating the exhibition were designed by

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