Acrocorinthus
Acrocorinthus , acropolis, or citadel, of Corinth , overlooking the ancient city. Some ruins of the acropolis remain. The Acrocorinthus was the site of a temple of Aphrodite. It was strongly fortified in the Middle Ages. Below gushed the fountain of Pirene, from which, in legend, Pegasus was drinking when captured by Bellerophon.
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Negev towns protest plan to ax law
Newspaper article from: Jerusalem Post; 12/21/2001; ; 656 words
; ...RUDGE Jerusalem Post 12-21-2001 Headline: Negev towns protest plan to ax law Byline: DAVID...South yesterday to protest attempts to ax the Negev Law as part of budget cuts. The forum of Negev local council heads also called a general strike...
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Negev leaders to vote on budget compromise today
Newspaper article from: Jerusalem Post; 1/13/2002; ; 700+ words
; 00-00-0000 Headline: Negev leaders to vote on budget compromise...January 13, 2002 -- The heads of Negev local councils are to convene today to...government Friday on the implementation of the Negev Law promoting the region's development...
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The Negev's misguided battle
Newspaper article from: Jerusalem Post; 1/1/2002; 700+ words
; 00-00-0000 Headline: The Negev's misguided battle Edition; Daily Section...Tuesday, January 1, 2002 -- The residents of the Negev leading the struggle on behalf of the frozen Negev Law sound like they will do what it takes to win...
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Developing the Negev - the New Israel
Newspaper article from: Jerusalem Post; 5/20/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...05-20-2001 Headline: Developing the Negev - the New Israel Byline: AVISHAY BRAVERMAN...launched his visionary campaign to develop the Negev during the War of Independence in 1948...lay in the vast unsettled areas of the Negev. Despite the current political situation...
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Strike paralyzes Negev; municipalities set for sanctions
Newspaper article from: Jerusalem Post; 3/27/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...Jerusalem Post 03-27-2001 Headline: Strike paralyzes Negev; municipalities set for sanctions Byline: Jerusalem...March 27, 2001 -- A general strike paralyzed the Negev yesterday as Negev regional council heads met with MKs to rally support...
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'They don't understand that the Negev is Israel's treasure'
Newspaper article from: The Jerusalem Report; 1/9/2005; ; 700+ words
; Negev expert Yehuda Gradus isn't impressed by...multi-year plan for development of the Negev. That move was long overdue, says Prof...Gurion University geographer and head of the Negev Center for Regional Development in Sdeh Boker...
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Luring settlers to the Negev
Newspaper article from: Cleveland Jewish News; 8/9/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...Rifman heads the Regional Council of Ramat Negev. His job, which he says is akin to running...sprawls over much of the country, Ramat Negev boasts a new $11 million desalination...biggest challenge isn't managing Ramat Negev's services, it's finding people to...
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Touch and feel the Negev
Newspaper article from: Jerusalem Post; 12/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...Post 12-01-2006 Headline: Touch and feel the Negev Byline: YOCHEVED MIRIAM RUSSO Edition; Metro Israel...to phrase it right: The Artists' House of the Negev - "Beit Ha'omanim b'Negev" - isn't intended to mean that the artists themselves...
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Pioneering spirit alive and well in the Negev
Newspaper article from: Jerusalem Post; 1/11/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...Pioneering spirit alive and well in the Negev Byline: GREER FAY CASHMAN Edition; Daily...pioneering spirit would do well to visit the Negev, where it is alive and well. Not only...university educations, thanks to the Or Negev Movement. Dedicated to the development...
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US Jewish task force studies Negev plans
Newspaper article from: Jerusalem Post; 5/16/2006; ; 482 words
; ...Headline: US Jewish task force studies Negev plans Byline: Jerusalem Post staff Edition...2006 -- The United Jewish Communities Negev Task Force arrived in Israel last night...various change-generating projects in the Negev. The task force was established to recommend...
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Negev
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa
NEGEV desert region in southern half of israel...northeastern extension of the sinai desert. The Negev is a triangular area with a maximum elevation...more than half of Israel's land area. The Negev Hills are a series of ranges with gentle...
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Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa
BEN-GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV israeli university. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev was established in 1969 by David Ben-Gurion, Israel's first prime minister, to develop the Negev desert (60 percent of Israel's land mass and...
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Israel Chemicals Ltd.
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
...magnesium, and magnesium chloride) and the Negev Desert (phosphates and limestone...production, that of phosphates from the Negev Desert and potash and other minerals from the rich Dead Sea basin. Negev Phosphates had been founded in 1952 for...
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Beersheba
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa
...BEERSHEBA city in southern israel. Located in the northern Negev (Arabic, Naqab) desert, Beersheba (Hebrew, B...Beersheba is the home of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and the Negev Institute for Arid Zone Research. Historically, the...
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Israel: Overview
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa
...Israel, mostly desert, is known as the Negev — an area of arid flat-lands and mountains. North of the Negev is a highland region with a series of...Beersheba is considered the capital of the Negev region. In the 1950s Israel's government...
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