Nahal Issaron

Nahal Issaron
נחל עשרון (Hebrew)
Location of Nahal Issaron in Israel
29°54′51″N 34°58′21″E
Location	Israel
Site notes
Elevation	453 m (1,486 ft)

Nahal Issaron (Hebrew: נחל עשרון, romanized: Naẖal Issaron) is a wadi and neolithic settlement in southern Negev, Israel. It is located at the eastern edge of Ovda Valley, 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) west of Arabah Rift valley and 35 kilometres (22 mi) north of the Gulf of Aqaba. Excavations carried out by Avi Gopher and Nigel Goring-Morris in Nahal Issaron in 1980 uncovered remnants of an early pastoralist settlement belonging to the Pre-Pottery Neolithic B period.

Naẖal ‘Issaron
Climate chart (explanation)
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