Rahat
Rahat (Arabic: رهط, Hebrew: רַהַט) is an Arab Bedouin city in the Southern District of Israel. In 2021, it had a population of 76,237. As such, it is the largest Bedouin city in the world, and the only one in Israel to have city status.
Rahat
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City (from 1994) | |
Rahat City | |
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Municipal seal | |
Rahat Rahat | |
| 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 (2021) | |
| • Total | 76,237 |
| • Density | 1,800/km2 (4,700/sq mi) |
| Name meaning | Calm, comfort |
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).
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