Uvda (Israel)

Uvda (Hebrew: עובדה‎) is the name of a region in the southern Negev desert, directly north of Eilat.

Uvda is also the name of an Israeli investigative television program hosted by Ilana Dayan broadcast on Channel 2.

Name[]

The name derives from the Hebrew word uvda (meaning fact). The region was captured during Operation Uvda in the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, when the Israel Defense Forces entered the area with the stated aim of establishing 'facts on the ground', hence the name.

Attractions[]

The Uvda Valley is known for the 7000-year-old Uvda Leopard Temple and for the nearby sand dunes, a rare occurrence in Israel.^{[citation needed]}

See also[]

• Operation Uvda
• Ovda Airport

External links[]

Prehistoric site and temple

• Uvda open sanctuary
• Replica of the temple leopards, The Israel Museum

References[]

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Coordinates: 29°56′24″N 34°56′09″E / 29.94000°N 34.93583°E / 29.94000; 34.93583