Golda Park, Public park in Negev Mountains, Israel.
Golda Park is a 540-dunam recreation site built by KKL on the remains of a quarry near Mash'abim Junction and Kibbutz Revivim, named after Golda Meir, whose daughter Sarah helped found the kibbutz. At its centre runs the Revivim stream, about 170 metres long and 50 metres wide, beside an artificial lake fed by filtered water from the nearby Neve Midbar baths. Lawns, playgrounds and picnic tables fill the grounds, and a display in the restored NAAFI well house near the gate covers ANZAC soldiers in the 1917 capture of Beersheba.
The site developed from a former quarry before becoming a public park named after Golda Meir, the nation's Prime Minister. The area held strategic importance during World War I for operations involving allied forces.
The ANZAC memorial within the park honors Australian and New Zealand soldiers through informational displays and a vantage point. Visitors can learn about the role these nations played during World War I in the region.
Golda Park covers about 540 dunams next to Mash'abim Junction and Kibbutz Revivim. The artificial lake in the centre has been dry since March 2017, when the nearby spa stopped supplying filtered water, so plan on walking rather than swimming. The Tali lookout is reached by 170 steps made of railway sleepers or by a dirt path. The NAAFI well house stands by the park gate.
The Tali lookout is named after Tali Kastenbom, who worked for the Negev Development Authority. It stands 338 metres high on the hill north of the lake, reached by 170 steps built from railway sleepers or by a dirt path, and looks over the northern Negev, the Kamar Mahmal ridge and the lake at the centre of Golda Park.
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