Nahal Issaron
Historic site in Israel
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Nahal Issaron (Hebrew: נחל עשרון Naẖal Issaron) is a wadi and neolithic settlement in southern Negev, Israel. It is located at the eastern edge of Ovda Valley, 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) west of Arabah Rift valley and 35 kilometres (22 mi) north of the Gulf of Aqaba.[1] Excavations carried out by Avi Gopher and Nigel Goring-Morris in Nahal Issaron in 1980 uncovered remnants of an early pastoralist settlement belonging to the Pre-Pottery Neolithic B period.
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| Native name נחל עשרון (Hebrew) | |
  Location of Nahal Issaron in Israel | |
| Location | Israel |
| Coordinates | 29°54′51″N 34°58′21″E |
| Elevation | 453 m |
