Rahat
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City (from 1994) | |
Coordinates: 31°23′33″N 34°45′16″E / 31.39250°N 34.75444°E | |
Country | Israel |
District | Southern |
Founded | 1972 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Talal Al Krenawi[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 42,000 dunams (42 km2 or 16 sq mi) |
Population (2024)[2] | |
• Total | 84,015 |
• Density | 2,000/km2 (5,200/sq mi) |
Name meaning | Calm, comfort |
Rahat (Arabic: رهط, Hebrew: רַהַט) is an Arab Bedouin city in the Southern District of Israel. In 2022, it had a population of 79,064.[2] As such, it is the largest Bedouin city in the world, and the only one in Israel to have city status.
Rahat is one of seven Bedouin townships in the Negev desert with approved plans and developed infrastructure. The other six are Hura, Tel as-Sabi (Tel Sheva), Ar'arat an-Naqab (Ar'ara BaNegev), Lakiya, Kuseife (Kseife) and Shaqib al-Salam (Segev Shalom).[3]
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