Ramon Airbase is an Israeli Air Force (IAF) base in the Negev desert, 50 km south of Beersheba and 20 km northwest of the town Mitzpe Ramon. The base and the town got their names from the huge "erosion crater" Makhtesh Ramon south of it. The base is also titled Kanaf 25, it was formerly known as Matred.
Village Mitzpe Ramon (left) and "erosion crater" Makhtesh Ramon south of the airbase
The Syrian nuclear reactor before and after destruction by Operation Outside the Box in 2007
ATC Tower at Ramon Airbase in 2018
Change of command ceremony at Ramon Airbase in June 2020
Mitzpe Ramon is a local council in the Negev desert of southern Israel. It is situated on the northern ridge at an elevation of 860 meters (2,800 feet) overlooking the world's largest erosion cirque, known as the Makhtesh Ramon. In 2022 it had a population of 5,263.
View of Mitzpe Ramon from Har Gamal, 2022
Mitzpe Ramon in 1957
Makhtesh Ramon
Mitzpe Ramon street scene