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The Negev Bedouin (Arabic: بدْو النقب, Badwu an-Naqab; Hebrew: הבדואים בנגב , HaBedu'im BaNegev) are traditionally pastoral nomadic Arab tribes (), while some are of sub-Saharan African descent, [7] who until the later part of the 19th century would wander between Hijaz in the east and the Sinai Peninsula in the west. [8]
The EcoKhan project, aimed at supporting Bedouin self-determination, promoting Bedouin-Jewish co-existence, developing and demonstrating sustainable strategies for enhanced food security and environmental protection, and supporting the development of eco-tourism and small business opportunities in the Bedouin sector in Israel.
Of the Bedouin population (a demographic with a semi-nomadic tradition), 50% live in unrecognised villages, and 50% live in towns built for them by the Israeli government between the 1960s and 1980s; the largest of these is Rahat. Rahat, the largest Bedouin city in the Negev. The population of the Negev is expected to reach 1.2 million by 2025.
Rahat (Arabic: رهط, Hebrew: רַהַט) is an Arab Bedouin city in the Southern District of Israel. In 2022, it had a population of 79,064. [2] As such, it is the largest Bedouin city in Israel, and the only one to have city status. Rahat is one of seven Bedouin townships in the Negev desert with
A local medical clinic A private house being built in Tirabin al-Sana (July 2012) Private residence in Tirabin al-Sana. July 2012. Tirabin al-Sana (Hebrew: תראבין א-צאנע), also Tarabin (Arabic: ترابين), is a Bedouin village in the Negev desert in southern Israel.
The first Bedouin township in Israel, Tel as-Sabi was founded in 1967 [3] as part of a government project to settle Bedouins in permanent settlements and became a local council in 1984. It is one of seven Bedouin townships in the Negev desert with approved plans and developed infrastructure. [4]
Hura, or Houra (Hebrew: חוּרָה, Arabic: حورة) is a Bedouin town in the Southern District of Israel. It is located near Beersheba and beside the town Meitar. The town was established in 1989 as a part of solution offered by the state for the consolidation of Negev Bedouin population, and was declared a local council in 1996. In 2022 it ...
Al-Sayyid or al-Sayed (Arabic: السيد; Hebrew: א-סייד) is a Bedouin village in Israel. Located in the Negev desert between Arad and Beersheba and just south of Hura, it falls under the jurisdiction of al-Kasom Regional Council. In 2022 the village's population was 6,498. [1]