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עובדה
Uvda () is the name of a region in the southern Negev desert, directly north of Eilat. The name derives from the Hebrew word ''uvda'' (meaning fact). The region was captured during Operation Uvda in the 1948 Arab-Israeli War when the Israel Defense Forces entered the area with the stated aim of establishing 'facts on the ground', hence the name. The Uvda Valley is known for the 7000-year-old Leopard Temple archaeological site. See also * Ovda Airbase * Ovda Airport Ovda Airport was the former civilian part of the ''Ovda Israeli Air Force Base'' in the Uvda region of southern Israel, about north of Eilat. It was the country's second international airport. Ovda was originally built and opened as a milita ... References External links :Prehistoric site and temple Uvda open sanctuary The Israe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Operation Uvda
Operation Uvda (, ''Mivtza Uvda'') was an operation conducted by the Israel Defense Forces during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, from 5 March to 10 March 1949. It was the last campaign undertaken by the IDF during the war and its objective was to capture the southern Negev desert, which was claimed by the Jordan, Kingdom of Jordan to be under Jordanian control in the 1949 Armistice Agreements, armistice talks of 1949. The southern Negev was designated to be part of the Jewish State in the 1947 UN Partition Plan. The name ''uvda'' (עובדה) is Hebrew language, Hebrew for "fact", referring to the operation's objective to establish Facts on the ground, de facto Israeli sovereignty over the territory in question, rather than actually conquer it. As such, the Israeli forces did not meet significant resistance on their way. The region claimed during this operation is now referred to as Uvda (Israel), Uvda. The Negev Brigade, Negev, Golani Brigade, Golani and Alexandroni Brigade, Alex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ovda Airbase
Ovda Airbase (, English: fact) is an Israeli Air Force (IAF) base, located in the very south of Israel, around 40 kilometers north of Eilat, in a large plain of the southern Negev desert. It has two runways with lengths of 3,000 and 2,600 meters and a heliport. There are currently (2025) no operational fighter jets or helicopters stationed there and a so-called "Aggressor Squadron" for pilot training was based there until May 2025. The international military aviation exercise Blue Flag takes place there every two years. History In March 1949 – 8 km northwest to the current base – the temporary Abraham Airfield (Sde Avraham, ) was set up during ''Operation Uvda'' to secure the southern Negev against Jordan shortly before the end of the First Arab–Israeli War. Ouvda-mars-1949 english.png, Map of Operation Uvda in 1949 with a temporary airfield in the southern Negev desert Sde Avraham.jpg, Piper PA-11 ''Cub Special'' planes on temporary Abraham Airfield (Sde Avra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leopard Temple
The Leopard Temple () is the name of an archaeological site of a 7,000 year old temple in the Uvda (Israel), Uvda basin of the Negev in southern Israel. The name refers to the Arabian leopard, which is no longer found in Israel. The site was investigated by Uzi Avner and Ora Yogev on behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority. It was first discovered in the early 1980s by an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) tank that passed near it; the site was accidentally destroyed by IDF tanks in the late 1980s during a military exercise. References {{Authority control, qid=Q6758842 Archaeological sites in Israel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |