Be'er Milka, Agricultural moshav in Ramat Negev, Israel.
Be'er Milka is an agricultural moshav in the Negev Desert near the Egyptian border. The settlement combines private homes with working farms and cultivated fields that break up the otherwise bare desert landscape.
The settlement was established in 2006 following years of preparation by members of the Noar HaOved movement starting in 2001. It grew from a gar'in group that first lived elsewhere before relocating to this location.
The name connects to a biblical figure and ties the place to its region's deeper history. Visitors can sense this link to the past through the landscape and local traditions.
The moshav is located far from any major city center and requires visitors to plan ahead for supplies and services. Getting here by car is essentially necessary to access the settlement.
Archaeologists uncovered eight preserved ostrich eggs dating to 4,000 years ago in the nearby dunes. This discovery reveals that this desert region once supported different wildlife and possibly different environmental conditions.
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