Ofakim area

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The Ofakim area is a region in southern Israel centered around the town of Ofakim, known for its proximity to major transport routes and surrounding agricultural and desert landscapes.

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Label Occurrences
Ofakim area canonical 1

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Statements (40)

Predicate Object
instanceOf region ⓘ
centeredAround Ofakim ⓘ
characterizedBy agricultural landscapes ⓘ
desert landscapes ⓘ
climate semi-arid ⓘ
contains agricultural fields ⓘ
desert scrublands ⓘ
open spaces ⓘ
rural communities ⓘ
country Israel ⓘ
developmentFocus peripheral development in southern Israel ⓘ
economicActivity agriculture ⓘ
light industry ⓘ
services centered in Ofakim ⓘ
governedWithin Southern District administrative framework ⓘ
hasCentralTown Ofakim ⓘ
hasNearbyMilitaryPresence Israel Defense Forces bases in the Negev ⓘ
hasTransportAccess major transport routes ⓘ
hasUrbanCenter Ofakim ⓘ
landUse agriculture ⓘ
open desert ⓘ
languageMajority Hebrew ⓘ
locatedIn southern Israel ⓘ
locatedInDistrict Southern District of Israel ⓘ
locatedOn northern Negev ⓘ
linked to: Northern Negev
near Beersheba ⓘ
Gaza border region ⓘ
nearRailway Ofakim railway line ⓘ
nearRoad Highway 241 ⓘ
Highway 25 ⓘ
partOf Negev region ⓘ
linked to: Negev desert
regionType mixed urban-rural area ⓘ
strategicImportance location between central Negev and Gaza border region ⓘ
proximity to major transport corridors ⓘ
terrain flat to gently rolling ⓘ
timeZone Israel Standard Time ⓘ
timeZoneDST Israel Daylight Time ⓘ
vegetation desert vegetation ⓘ
dryland crops ⓘ
waterManagement irrigated agriculture ⓘ

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Road 40, Israel → passesNear → Ofakim area ⓘ