Rahat

Rahat
  • רהט
  • رهط
City (from 1994)
Rahat City
Rahat City
Official logo of Rahat
Rahat is located in Northwest Negev region of Israel
Rahat
Rahat
Rahat is located in Israel
Rahat
Rahat
Coordinates: 31°23′33″N 34°45′16″E / 31.39250°N 34.75444°E / 31.39250; 34.75444
Country Israel
DistrictSouthern
Founded1972
Government
 • MayorTalal Al Krenawi[1]
Area
 • Total42,000 dunams (42 km2 or 16 sq mi)
Population
 (2024)[2]
 • Total84,015
 • Density2,000/km2 (5,200/sq mi)
Name meaningCalm, 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]

  1. ^ "ديوان رئيس البلدية" (in Arabic). Retrieved 2024-04-15.
  2. ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  3. ^ "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.