Rahat
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City (from 1994) | |
 Rahat City | |
 Municipal seal | |
  Rahat  Rahat | |
| 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[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 42,000 dunams (42 km2 or 16 sq mi) |
| Population (2024)[2] | |
| • Total | 84,015 |
| • Density | 2,000/km2 (5,200/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.[2] 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).[3]
- ^ "ديوان رئيس البلدية" (in Arabic). Retrieved 2024-04-15.
- ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ "State of Israel. Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. List of Issues to be taken up in Connection with the Consideration of Israel's Fourth and Fifth Periodic Reports of Israel (CEDAW/C/ISR/4 and CEDAW/C/ISR/5)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 15, 2013.