Ein Tamar

Moshav in southern Israel

Place in Southern, Israel

Ein Tamar עֵין תָּמָר عين تمار

Etymology: Date Palm Spring
30°56′31″N 35°22′19″E / 30.94194°N 35.37194°E / 30.94194; 35.37194
Country	Israel
District	Southern
Council	Tamar
Affiliation	Agricultural Union
Founded	1982
Population (2022)^[1]	202

Ein Tamar (Hebrew: עֵין תָּמָר, lit. Date Palm Spring) is a moshav in the northern Arava valley in Israel. Located south of the Dead Sea, it falls under the jurisdiction of Tamar Regional Council. In 2022 Ein Tamar had a population of 202.^[1]

History

Ein Tamar was established in August 1982 by 24 families. The biblical village of Tamar mentioned in Ezekiel 47:19 is probably located in the Hatzeva Fortress near Ir Ovot. Ein Tamar and the neighboring village of Neot HaKikar are among the country's most remote places, forty minutes away from the nearest city, Dimona. Most of the residents of Ein Tamar earn their livelihood from agriculture. Peppers and melons are the main crops.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
^ Hasson, Nir (November 4, 2004). "Rained In". Haaretz. Retrieved April 20, 2019.