Rahat
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Rahat (Arabic: رهط, Hebrew: רַהַט) is an Arab Bedouin city in the Southern District of Israel. In 2022, it had a population of 79,064.[1] As such, it is the largest Bedouin city in the world, and the only one in Israel to have city status.
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Rahat
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City (from 1994) | |
Coordinates: 31°23′33″N 34°45′16″E | |
Country | Israel |
District | Southern |
Founded | 1972 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Atta Abu Mdegm |
Area | |
• Total | 42,000 dunams (42 km2 or 16 sq mi) |
Population (2022)[1] | |
• Total | 79,064 |
• Density | 1,900/km2 (4,900/sq mi) |
Name meaning | Calm, comfort |
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Rahat is one of seven Bedouin townships in the Negev desert with approved plans and developed infrastructure. The other six are Hura, Tel as-Sabi (Tel Sheva), Ar'arat an-Naqab (Ar'ara BaNegev), Lakiya, Kuseife (Kseife) and Shaqib al-Salam (Segev Shalom).[2]