Dead Sea Natural Region

31°12′03″N 35°21′51″E / 31.20083°N 35.36417°E / 31.20083; 35.36417

Dead Sea Natural Region
Natural Region
View of Ein Gedi, the largest community in the Dead Sea Natural Region
Country	Israel
District	Southern
Subdistrict	Beersheba
Largest Town	Ein Gedi
Area
• Total	634 km2 (245 sq mi)
Population  (2024)
• Total	1,775
Ethnicity
• Jews and others	59.6%
• Arabs	1.9%

The Dead Sea Natural Region is a natural region in the Beersheba Subdistrict, in the Southern District of Israel. Ein Gedi is the largest town in the natural region.

Geography

The natural region consists of the portion of the Southern District located in the valley of the Dead Sea. It is located east of Arad and north of the Arava valley. It has an area of 634 km². The largest town in the natural region is the kibbutz Ein Gedi, at the northern end of the region, which contains 41 percent of the natural region's population. The natural region contains only three other towns, along with the Ein Bokek resort area. The natural region contains a portion of the Tamar Regional Council.

Demographics

The vast majority of the residents of the Dead Sea Natural Region are Jewish. There are no Arab towns in the natural region.

Administrative local authorities

Voting Patterns

In the 2022 election, 77 percent of voters in the natural region voted for the parties of the center-left coalition led by Yair Lapid, while 18 percent voted for the parties of the right-wing coalition led by Benjamin Netanyahu and 1.5 percent voted for the Arab parties.

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