Dimona in Be'er Sheva, Southern District, Israel — West Asia (the Levant in the Middle East)

Lion's Trail - Dimona

Dimona - Lion's Trail Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jerry Klinger

1. Dimona - Lion's Trail Marker

Inscription.
נתיב האריות - דימונה
(rest of Hebrew text not transcribed)

The Lion's Trail - Dimona

"The portion that fell by various lots to the clans of the tribe of Judah...Kina, Dimona, and Adada”... Joshua 15:1,22

The Jewish People have been living here for over three thousand years

Donated by the Jewish American Society for Historic Preservation with support from the city of Dimona

Sam Philipe -Sculptor

Erected 2024 by Jewish American Society for Historic Preservation, City of Dimona.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Jewish American Society for Historic Preservation. series list.

Location. 31° 3.676′ N, 35° 1.144′ E. Marker is in Dimona, Southern District, in Be'er Sheva. It is on unnamed street, in the median. Touch for map. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in Asia,

specifically in West Asia,

in the Middle East,

in The Levant,

on the Red Sea,

in a coastal

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Mediterranean country,

and in the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Byzantine Empire,

the Ottoman Empire,

a British Mandate,

and the Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 2 other markers are within 23 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The first industrial zone in Yeruham (approx. 12 kilometers away); Maharaja Jam Sahib of Nawanagar (approx. 21.8 kilometers away).

Also see . . .
1. Dimona - Wikipedia. (Submitted on April 20, 2024, by Jerry Klinger of Boynton Beach, Florida.)
2. Dimona.

Dimona is described as “mini-India” by many for its 7,500-strong Indian Jewish community. It is also home to Israel’s Black Hebrew community.

The city’s residents work in the textile, chemical, and electronic industries, as well as in Dead Sea tourism. Some work at the phosphate field of Zefa-Efeh and the Shimon Peres Negev Nuclear Research Center, located 8.1 mi. (13 km.) southeast of the city.

The city is best known as the location of Israel’s “secret nuclear weapons” facility.

(Submitted on April 20, 2024, by Jerry Klinger of Boynton Beach, Florida.)

3. The Lion’s Trail Passes Through Desert City of Dimona.

Photographed by Jerry Klinger

2. Dimona - Lion's Trail Marker

The government of Israel steadfastly denies that it has nuclear weapons. Anti-Israel countries and groups believe in and support Vanunu.

A historical perspective: When Theodor Herzl first approached the Sultan of Turkey to pay off Turkey’s national debt in return for the state of Israel, the Sultan and many European heads of state thought it might be a good idea. They knew Jews had all the world’s money.

Herzl had nothing but a bluff. The antisemites played right into it.

Does Israel have nuclear weapons, or are they bluffing?

(Submitted on May 19, 2024, by Jerry Klinger of Boynton Beach, Florida.)

Credits. This page was last revised on May 26, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 20, 2024, by Jerry Klinger of Boynton Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 184 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 20, 2024, by Jerry Klinger of Boynton Beach, Florida. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.