Ein Tamar ( he, עֵין תָּמָר, ''lit.''
Date Palm Spring) is a
moshav in the northern
Arava valley in
Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
. Located south of the
Dead Sea, it falls under the jurisdiction of
Tamar Regional Council
The Tamar Regional Council ( he, מועצה אזורית תמר, ''Mo'atza Ezorit Tamar'') is a regional council in Israel's Southern District, on the south and western edges of the Dead Sea along the Arava valley. The council was established i ...
. In Ein Tamar had a population of .
History
Ein Tamar was established in August 1982 by 24 families. The biblical village of Tamar mentioned in Ezekiel 47:19 is probably located in the
Hatzeva Fortress near
Ir Ovot
Ir Ovot ( he, עִיר אֹבֹת ,עיר אובות, ''Ir Obot''; ''lit.'' City of Oboth) is a small village in southern Israel. Located in the northeastern Arabah, it falls under the jurisdiction of Central Arava Regional Council. It operated as ...
. Ein Tamar and the neighboring village of
Neot HaKikar are among the country's most remote places, forty minutes away from the nearest city,
Dimona
Dimona ( he, דִּימוֹנָה, ar, ديمونا) is an Israeli city in the Negev desert, to the south-east of Beersheba and west of the Dead Sea above the Arava valley in the Southern District of Israel. In its population was . The Shi ...
. Most of the residents of Ein Tamar earn their livelihood from agriculture. Peppers and melons are the main crops.
References
External links
Ein TamarCenter for the Development of the Negev and Galilee
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Moshavim
Populated places established in 1982
Populated places in Southern District (Israel)
1982 establishments in Israel
Agricultural Union