South

This is the largest region of the country, which includes the vast Negev Desert. The main centers include Beer Sheva, Arad & Dimona to the north, and the Red Sea tourist resort of Eilat nestled in the Gulf of Aquba in the southern tip of Israel.

The Southern District (Hebrew: מחוז הדרום‎, Mehoz HaDarom; Arabic: استان جنوب‎) is one of Israel’s six administrative districts, and is the largest in terms of land area as well as the most sparsely populated. It covers most of the Negev desert, as well as the Arabah valley.