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| Location | Southern, Israel |
| Length | 5 km (3.1 mi) |
| Width | 7 km (4.3 mi) |
HaMakhtesh HaKatan (Hebrew: הַמַּכְתֵּשׁ הַקָּטָן, lit. The Small Crater) or simply Makhtesh HaKatan or Makhtesh Katan, is a makhtesh, a geological erosional landform, situated in Israel's Negev desert. At 5 km by 7 km, it is the third largest of the five makhteshim in the Negev, from a total of seven known major makhteshim, of which two are in Egypt's Sinai desert. It was charted in 1942 by Jewish explorers.
In June 2019, the State of Israel declared the crater a nature reserve.[1]
- ^ קוריאל, אילנה; לוקש, אלכסנדרה (2019-06-22). "אחרי יותר מ-30 שנה: המכתש הקטן הוכרז כשמורת טבע". Ynet (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2024-08-04.