Arad in Wikipedia
(Hebrew: עֲרָד (audio) (help·info); Arabic: عراد) is a city
in the South District of Israel. It is located on the border
of the Negev and Judean Deserts, 25 kilometers (15.5 mi)
west of the Dead Sea and 45 kilometers (28.0 mi) east of the
city Beersheba. The city is home to a diverse population of
23,300,[2] including Ashkenazi and Sephardi Jews, both
secular and religious, Bedouins and Black Hebrews, as well
as native-born Israelis and new immigrants. The city is
notable for its clean, dry air and serves as a major
attraction to asthmatics worldwide.[3][4]
Although attempts to settle the area were made as early as
1921, the city was founded only in November 1962 as one of
the last two development towns to be established, and the
first planned city in Israel. Arad's population grew
significantly with the Aliyah from the Commonwealth of
Independent States in the 1990s, and peaked in 2002 at
24,500 residents. The city has seen a decline in population
ever since.
As the second-largest city in Israel in terms of
jurisdiction, Arad contains a number of large public places
and facilities, such as the ruins of Tel Arad, the Arad
Park, an airfield serving domestic flights, and Israel's
first legal race circuit. It is also well-known for its
annual music festival, which was one of the most popular
annual music events in the country until 1995...
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