The Timna Valley is located in southern Israel in the southwestern Arava/Arabah, approximately 30 kilometres (19 mi) north of the Gulf of Aqaba and the city of Eilat. The area is rich in copper ore and has been mined since the 5th millennium BCE. During early antiquity, the area would have been part of the Kingdom of Edom.
Panoramic view of Timna Valley
Sandstone cliffs in Timna Valley featuring King Solomon's Pillars.
King Solomon's Pillars
The Mushroom
The Arabah/Araba or Aravah/Arava is a loosely defined geographic area in the Negev Desert, south of the Dead Sea basin, which forms part of the border between Israel to the west and Jordan to the east.
Date palms plantation in the Israeli Arava
Southern tip of the Arava with King Hussein International Airport, Aqaba and the Gulf of Aqaba seen from Israel
Nahal Barak, in Israel's Southern District, is part of a system of streams draining the Arava desert.
Wadi Arabah and the Edom Mountains in Jordan, seen from Israel