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Rahat

Western Asia

Rahat is an Arab Bedouin city in the Southern District of Israel, in the northwest Negev desert, with a population of 77,997 in 2024. It is the largest Bedouin city in Israel and the only one to hold full city status, a designation it received in 1994.

Facts
Population
64,462 1
Area (sq km)
19.586 1
Founding Year
1972 1
Population Estimate Year
2016 1
Elevation (m)
221 1
Latitude
31.3925 degrees north 1
Longitude
34.754444 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Dry 3
Time Zone
UTC+02:00 2
Sources
1. Rahat (Wikidata)
  • P571 (inception)
    +1972-01-01T00:00:00Z
  • P1082 (population)
    population 64,462 (2016)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 31.3925, longitude 34.754444
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 221 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 19.586 sq km
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 64462 (2016)
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2. GeoNames: Rahat - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 8184212
    31.39547 34.75699 P PPL IL 01 19586 228 Asia/Jerusalem
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 228 m
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 31.25, 34.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 31.25, 34.75
31.25 34.75 BSh
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Rahat (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Western Asia (World), Wikipedia lead / Wikidata P17, confirms city and countryView the Source
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