Ein Tamar (, ''lit.''

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Spring) is a

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in the northern Arava valley in

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. Located south of the

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, it falls under the jurisdiction of

Tamar Regional Council The Tamar Regional Council (, ''Mo'atza Ezorit Tamar'') is a regional council in Israel's Southern District, on the south and western edges of the Dead Sea along the Arava valley. The council was established in 1955 with the opening of lodging a ...

. In Ein Tamar had a population of .

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 Neot HaKikar () is a moshav in the northern Arava valley in southern Israel, established in 1970. Located in the south of the Dead Sea, at an elevation of ''below'' sea level, it falls under the jurisdiction of Tamar Regional Council The Tamar ...

are among the country's most remote places, forty minutes away from the nearest city,

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. Most of the residents of Ein Tamar earn their livelihood from agriculture. Peppers and melons are the main crops.

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