Dimona
From: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
|
Date: 2008
Dimona [Heb.,=wasting], town (1994 pop. 30,400), S Israel, in the Negev Desert. It is the seat of the Negev Nuclear Research Center. Mining and the production of textiles, chemicals, and processed minerals are also important. A development town, it was founded in 1955 and named for ancient Dimonah, which was located nearby. Because of its capacity as a site for nuclear weapons, Dimona was a target of Iraqi missiles in the Persian Gulf War .
Author not available, DIMONA.,
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2008
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. Copyright 2008 Columbia University Press
For permission to reuse this article, contact Copyright Clearance Center.
Related articles from HighBeam Research:
|
Long a target of enemy dreams of destruction, Dimona finally tastes real violence
Jerusalem Post; 2/5/2008; CALEV BEN-DAVID; 859 words;
... Long a target of enemy dreams of destruction, Dimona finally tastes real violence Byline: CALEV BEN-DAVID Edition; Daily Section: News Page: 04 Tuesday, February 5, 2008 -- Thankfully, when the enemy finally hit Dimona, it wasn't quite on the scale that many have ... first terror attack of any kind on the ...
|
|
|
Dimona: Paris of the Negev
Jerusalem Post; 2/16/1998; SAM ORBAUM; 1166 words;
... taught Yiddish. Guess where. You're right! Dimona's like that. What they meant to do, when ... an apartment there for $25,000.) That's Dimona for you. Folks here have their various ... to the chief rabbi. He's from Brooklyn. Dimona. Over at Unemployment Cafe, David Ben ...
|
|
Dimona heading toward full-scale silica production.(News)(Dimona Silica Industries Ltd.)
Rubber & Plastics News; 10/30/2006; Noga, Edward; 352 words;
Byline: Edward Noga Dimona Silica Industries Ltd.'s got it, and ... step toward full-scale manufacturing. Dimona is building a facility in the Negev that ... number of tire manufacturers, according to Dimona Marketing Manager Irina Tsyganova. She ...
|
|
|
Ziontours downs Dimona
Jerusalem Post; 4/29/2007; Jerusalem Post sports staff; 269 words;
Headline: Ziontours downs Dimona Byline: Jerusalem Post sports staff ... April 29, 2007 -- Ziontours handed Dimona its second straight loss in Israel Softball ... Shemesh in a women's game. Ziontours 12,Dimona Mean Judeans 8 On Thursday, Ziontours ...
|
|
|
Dimona dumps Penticon
Jerusalem Post; 3/23/2006; MICAH WINSTON; 373 words;
... WINSTON Jerusalem Post 03-23-2006 Headline: Dimona dumps Penticon Byline: MICAH WINSTON Edition ... Page: 11 Thursday, March 23, 2006 -- The Dimona Mean Judeans opened their 2006 Israel ... season with an 8-2 win over Penticon. Dimona pitcher Yaron was too much for the Penticon ...
|
|
|
Dimona and Penticon open playoffs with wins
Jerusalem Post; 6/20/2006; Jerusalem Post Sports Staff; 220 words;
... Staff Jerusalem Post 06-20-2006 Headline: Dimona and Penticon open playoffs with wins Byline ... Page: 11 Tuesday, June 20, 2006 -- The Dimona Mean Judeans defeated the Galil "Golan ... Baptist Village near Petah Tikva featured Dimona, the top A Division team, against the ...
|
|
New plant for Vishay in Dimona. (Vishay Israel to build factory in Dimona, Israel)
Israel Business Today; 11/22/1991; 142 words;
New Plant for Vishay in Dimona The Inter-ministerial Committee for ... manufacturing plant in the Negev town of Dimona. The project was granted approved enterprise ... the electronics industry. The plant in Dimona is to manufacture capacitors, mainly ...
|
|
|
Hamas claims Dimona bombing; PA implicates Iran and Syria
Jerusalem Post; 2/6/2008; KHALED ABU TOAMEH; 531 words;
Headline: Hamas claims Dimona bombing; PA implicates Iran and Syria Byline: KHALED ABU TOAMEH Edition; Daily Section: News Page: 02 Wednesday, February 6, 2008 -- The suicide bombers who carried out Monday's attack in Dimona belonged to Hamas and lived in Hebron. The two, identified ... Egyptian territories ... .
|
|
|
Dimona takes lead in ISA finals
Jerusalem Post; 6/30/2006; Jerusalem Post sports staff; 195 words;
... staff Jerusalem Post 06-30-2006 Headline: Dimona takes lead in ISA finals Byline: Jerusalem ... the bottom of the eighth inning gave the Dimona Mean Judeans a 12-11 victory over Penticon ... injured his shoulder in the first inning and Dimona took a 6-2 lead. Relief pitcher Benzi ...
|
|
|
Kassam hits Sderot home after deadly Gaza strike. IAF kills Hamas operatives * Rockets pound Negev * Police raise alert following Dimona blast
Jerusalem Post; 2/6/2008; YAAKOV KATZ and REBECCA ANNA STOIL, AP contributed to the report.; 661 words;
... Rockets pound Negev * Police raise alert following Dimona blast Byline: YAAKOV KATZ and REBECCA ANNA STOIL, AP contributed to the report. Edition; Daily Section: News Page: 02 Wednesday, February 6, 2008 -- A day after a suicide bomber blew himself up in Dimona and following a period of relative quiet on ...
|
|
|
Immigrant success story comes to tragic end. Sole fatality of Monday's Dimona suicide attack is laid to rest
Jerusalem Post; 2/6/2008; TOVAH LAZAROFF; 567 words;
... success story comes to tragic end. Sole fatality of Monday's Dimona suicide attack is laid to rest Byline: TOVAH LAZAROFF Edition; Daily Section: News Page: 01 Wednesday, February 6, 2008 -- In their almost ... Both were victims of Monday's suicide bomb attack in Dimona, in which Lubov was the sole ...
|
|
|
Penticon to face Dimona in ISA finals
Jerusalem Post; 6/22/2006; Jerusalem Post Sports Staff; 311 words;
... 06-22-2006 Headline: Penticon to face Dimona in ISA finals Byline: Jerusalem Post Sports ... Thursday, June 22, 2006 -- Penticon and Dimona will face off in the Israel Softball Association ... game of their best-of- three series and Dimona knocked out the Galil "Golan Plastic Products ...
|
|
|
Dimona residents get anti-radiation pills
Jerusalem Post; 8/9/2004; ERIK SCHECHTER; 400 words;
ERIK SCHECHTER Jerusalem Post 08-09-2004 Headline: Dimona residents get anti-radiation pills Byline: ERIK SCHECHTER Edition; Daily Section: News Page: 03 Monday, August 9, 2004 -- Take a deep breath and put down that Geiger counter: The Dimona nuclear reactor is safe. According to an Israel Atomic ...
|
|
|
Dimona Textile on brink of closure
Jerusalem Post; 7/8/1996; GALIT LIPKIS BECK; 454 words;
... ask the court to appoint a receiver for Dimona Textile, following management's announcement ... government transfers additional money. Dimona Textile's General Manager Avi Yitzhak ... million. Like many other textile firms, Dimona has suffered from the sector's gradual ...
|
|
Iran boasts Dimona now 'within range'; Radiation pills given near reactor.(WORLD)
The Washington Times; 8/24/2004; 589 words;
... residents near Israel's nuclear reactor at Dimona last month caused more puzzlement than ... any target in Israel, most particularly Dimona. Mr. Javani said threats had been made ... from house to house in two towns near the Dimona reactor and from tent to tent in adjacent ...
|
See all results from premium newspaper and magazine articles, images, maps and more at HighBeam Research.
Related articles from newspapers, magazines and other sources:
|
|