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A makhtesh has steep walls of resistant rock surrounding a deep closed valley. One of five makhteshim in Israel and seven in the world, HaMakhtesh HaGadol is the second largest, and is drained by one river,
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The gravimetric anomaly over the
Makhtesh Hagadol and its vicinity
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The
Makhteshim Country and the connected Great Rift Valley Segment
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826:Nahal Abuv
810:Yam Shikma
637:Pa'ar Cave
607:Ein Avazim
593:Nahal Ayun
588:Nahal Amud
441:Nahal Kziv
269:References
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99:34°58′52″E
96:30°55′30″N
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613:Ein Te'oh
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203:erosional
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783:Ashkelon
674:Ein Afek
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552:Kinneret
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253:Makhtesh
247:See also
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148:Operator
73:Location
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735:Hadasim
652:Tel Dan
560:Ein Nun
542:Shimron
499:Jezreel
369:Adullam
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