historic highway
Scorpions Ascent (Ma'ale Akrabim)
A serpentine 1950s road built over an ancient Nabataean-Roman trade route, snaking down the Negev cliffs toward the Arava with dizzying desert switchbacks.
20 km · about 25 min drive
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Yeroẖam
Southern District, Israel · Asia
About Yeroẖam
Yeroẖam is worth a stop: 25 minutes from Dimona, 24km from Ein Avdat.
Yeroẖam is in Southern District, Israel, with about 10,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Dimona, about 13 km away.
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What is there to see near Yeroẖam?
Within an hour or so of Yeroẖam: Scorpions Ascent (Ma'ale Akrabim) (20 km), Ein Avdat (24 km), Makhtesh Ramon (Ramon Crater) (45 km), Dead Sea, Ein Bokek (48 km).
Are there any good drives near Yeroẖam?
The nearest famous roads are Scorpions Ascent (Ma'ale Akrabim), King's Highway and Dana to Petra Trail.
Where is Yeroẖam?
Yeroẖam is in Southern District, Israel, about 13 km from Dimona.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 10,294
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Israel
- Region
- Southern District
- Timezone
- Asia/Jerusalem
- Coordinates
- 30.9882, 34.9318
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Worth the detour from Yeroẖam
5 notable places within an hour's drive.
natural wonder
Ein Avdat
A gorge in the Negev's Zin Valley where three springs feed pools and a waterfall between white chalk walls, with Nabataean and Byzantine monastic caves cut into the cliff. Ibex come down to drink at the pools.
24 km · about 30 min drive
natural wonder
Makhtesh Ramon (Ramon Crater)
The world's largest erosion crater, a 40-kilometer geological marvel in the Negev Desert with multi-colored rock formations and desert wildlife.
45 km · about 50 min drive
beach
Dead Sea, Ein Bokek
The main beach and resort area on the Israeli shore of the Dead Sea, known for therapeutic mud baths and salt-crystal-covered shores.
48 km · about 55 min drive
ancient ruins
Masada
An ancient Roman fortress atop an isolated rock plateau overlooking the Dead Sea, site of the last Jewish stand against Rome in 73 CE.
54 km · about 65 min drive
Driving roads near Yeroẖam
- 20 kmScorpions Ascent (Ma'ale Akrabim)A serpentine 1950s road built over an ancient Nabataean-Roman trade route, snaking down the Negev cliffs toward the Arava with dizzying desert switchbacks.
- 77 kmKing's HighwayOne of the world's oldest continuously used routes, winding 280 km from Madaba to Petra past Karak's crusader castle, Dana's cliffs and the mighty Wadi Mujib canyon.
- 78 kmDana to Petra TrailA spectacular multi-day hiking trail through Jordan's Great Rift Valley connecting Dana Nature Reserve to Petra through dramatic desert canyons.
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