HaMakhtesh HaKatan

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HaMakhtesh HaKatan
The Small Makhtesh
Protected Area
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Country Israel
District South
Length 5 km (3 mi)
Width 7 km (4 mi)

HaMakhtesh HaKatan (Hebrew: <templatestyles src="Script/styles_hebrew.css" />הַמַּכְתֵּשׁ הַקָּטָן‎, lit. The Small Crater) is a makhtesh, a geological erosional landform of Israel's Negev desert. One of five makhteshim in Israel, and seven in the world, it is the third largest in Israel at 5 km by 7 km. It was charted in 1942 by Jewish explorers.

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