• HaMakhtesh HaGadol

    HaMakhtesh HaGadol (Hebrew: HaMakhtesh HaGadol, lit. The Big Crater) is a makhtesh, a geological erosional landform of Israel’s Negev desert. It measures 5 x 10 km.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 read more