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Arava Natural Region | |
|---|---|
Natural Region | |
 Eilat and surrounding mountains | |
| Country |  Israel |
| District | Southern |
| Subdistrict | Beersheba |
| Largest City | Eilat |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,123 km2 (434 sq mi) |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 67,489 |
| Ethnicity | |
| • Jews and others | 86.2% |
| • Arabs | 5.1% |
The Arava Natural Region is a natural region in the Beersheba Subdistrict, in the Southern District of Israel. Eilat is the largest city in the natural region.
As its name suggest, the Arava Natural Region contains the entire Arava valley in southern Israel, from Idan all the way to Eilat on the Red Sea coast. It shares a long border with Jordan on its east side. It has an area of 1,123 km2. The largest city in the natural region is Eilat, which contains 83 percent of the natural region's population. There are no other towns in the natural region with more than 2,000 people. The natural region contains the Central Arava Regional Council as well as portions of the Hevel Eilot and Tamar regional councils.
86 percent of the residents of the Arava Natural Region are Jewish. 5 percent of residents are Arab, most of whom live in Eilat.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 14,100 | — |
| 1983 | 20,900 | +48.2% |
| 1995 | 36,500 | +74.6% |
| 2008 | 52,400 | +43.6% |
| 2022 | 65,565 | +25.1% |
| 2024 | 67,489 | +2.9% |
| Cities | Local Councils | Villages |
|---|---|---|
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In the 2022 election, 56 percent of voters in the natural region voted for the parties of the right-wing coalition led by Benjamin Netanyahu, while 41 percent voted for the parties of the center-left coalition led by Yair Lapid and 0.8 percent voted for the Arab parties.
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