Negev Desert,Wadi Zin, Wilderness of Zin , Israel


The Wilderness of Zin/Desert of Zin is a geographic area mentioned as containing Kadesh-Barnea within it;and it is therefore also referred to as the "Wilderness of Kadesh". It was this very region that the British Arabist and adventurer T. E. Lawrence was exploring in a military survey for the British army when he was drafted into service. His expedition, funded by the Palestine Exploration Fund, included a survey of the entire Negev fund was a cover for British military intelligence in the area . Various attempts at settling the entire are have been made over the years ,with a number of mining operations and Kibbutz Sde Boker as outstanding examples . A number of large areas are designated as wildlife and nature reserves


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Location: Negev Desert, Wilderness of Zin,Israel
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