THE SAMLL FIN AND EIN YORKEAM
A round tour whitch climbs on the Makhtesh's east wall and runs along the narrow ridge (the 'fin'), seperating the crater from Wadi Zin. The tour ends in Ein Yorkeam, a spring in the canyon of Wadi Hatira.
Type: Hike
Region: Negev
Level: Moderate
Duration: 6h
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Makhtesh Hatira ('The big Makhtesh') is actually the second biggest of the three Makhteshim of the Negev.
A Makhtesh (crater) is a rare geological phenomena, there are only 6 specements world wide, the three larger of which are located in the Negev (2 smaller in the Sinai desert). The creation of a Makhtesh takes about 100 Million years and requires particular conditions along several stages.
A part of the Israel National Taril.