Rahat
Rahat
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City (from 1994) | |
Rahat City | |
| Coordinates: 31°23′33″N 34°45′16″E / 31.39250°N 34.75444°E | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Southern |
| Founded | 1972 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Talal Al Krenawi |
| Area | |
• Total | 42,000 dunams (42 km2 or 16 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 79,064 |
| • Density | 1,900/km2 (4,900/sq mi) |
| Name meaning | Calm, comfort |
Rahat (Arabic: رهط, Hebrew: רַהַט) is an Arab Bedouin city in the Southern District of Israel. In 2022, it had a population of 79,064. As such, it is the largest Bedouin city in Israel, and the only one to have city status.
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).