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Negev

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Ne·gev  (ngv) also Ne·geb (-b)
A hilly desert region of southern Israel. Assigned to Israel after the partition of Palestine in 1948, it has various mineral resources.
Negev [ˈnɛgɛv], Negeb [ˈnɛgɛb]
n
(Placename) the S part of Israel, on the Gulf of Aqaba: a triangular-shaped semidesert region, with large areas under irrigation; scene of fighting between Israeli and Egyptian forces in 1948. Chief town: Beersheba. Area: 12 820 sq. km (4950 sq. miles)
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Noun1.Negev - a desert in southern Israel
Negev Desert
Israel, State of Israel, Yisrael, Zion, Sion - Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine
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The daily reported Ashkenazi as saying that the weapons arsenal included missiles able to reach Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, as well Dimona in the Negev desert, where Arab Bedouin account for 12 percent of the Palestinian minority in Israel.
Lebanon-Hizbullah-Israel by The Daily Middle East Reporter (Beirut, Lebanon)
At the annual meeting of the Board of Directors of American Associates, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (AABGU), Lloyd Goldman was elected first vice president of the organization, making him the eventual successor to new president Alex Goren of New York.
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev by Real Estate Weekly
The raids were conducted after a Palestinian rocket was fired," she said, adding that it slammed into the Negev desert, causing no casualties or damage.
Israeli air strike on Gaza after rocket attack, says military by Daily News Egypt (Egypt)
 
 
 
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