Neve Zohar ( he, נְוֵה זֹהַר) is a

community settlement A community settlement ( he, יישוב קהילתי, ''Yishuv Kehilati'') is a type of village in Israel and the West Bank. While in an ordinary town anyone may buy property, in a community settlement the village's residents are organized in ...

in southern

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 on the junction of

Highway 31 The following highways are numbered 31: International * Asian Highway 31 * European route E31 Australia * Hume Highway ** Hume Motorway ** Hume Freeway * - South Australia ** Gorge Road ** Little Para Road ** South Para Road ** Lyndoch Va ...

and Highway 90 (Zohar Junction), on the shores of the

Dead Sea The Dead Sea ( he, יַם הַמֶּלַח, ''Yam hamMelaḥ''; ar, اَلْبَحْرُ الْمَيْتُ, ''Āl-Baḥrū l-Maytū''), also known by other names, is a salt lake bordered by Jordan to the east and Israel and the West Ban ...

and 23 km from Arad by road, it falls under the jurisdiction of Tamar Regional Council. In it had a population of . The village is the closest permanent settlement to the Ein Bokek Dead Sea hotel area and hosts the regional council's offices. It is the lowest village in the world.

History

Neve Zohar was established in 1964 as a work camp for Dead Sea factory workers, although its immediate location was a major transport junction during numerous historical periods. It was named after the Zohar Stream, a

wadi Wadi ( ar, وَادِي, wādī), alternatively ''wād'' ( ar, وَاد), North African Arabic Oued, is the Arabic term traditionally referring to a valley. In some instances, it may refer to a wet (ephemeral) riverbed that contains water ...

that flows into the Dead Sea. In 2008, Neve Zohar had a population of 30 families. The village also has a regional elementary school and a museum (''Beit HaYotzer'', lit. "house of the potter" or "house of the artist-creator") showing Dead Sea-related items. An unused airfield is situated slightly to the southeast of the village.

References

External links

Neve Zohar website

Neve Zohar
Negev Information Centre {{Tamar regional council Community settlements Tamar Regional Council Populated places in Southern District (Israel) Populated places established in 1964 1964 establishments in Israel Dead Sea