Arad, Israel
Arad
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| Hebrew transcription(s) | ||
| • ISO 259 | ʕarad | |
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 Arad
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| Coordinates: 31°15′21.44″N 35°12′47.36″E / 31.2559556°N 35.2131556°ECoordinates: 31°15′21.44″N 35°12′47.36″E / 31.2559556°N 35.2131556°E | ||
| District | Southern | |
| Founded | 21 November 1962 | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | City (from 1995) | |
| • Mayor | Nisan Ben Hemo | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 93,140 dunams (93.14 km2 or 35.96 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015) | ||
| • Total | 24,436 | |
| Name meaning | Named after Tel Arad | |
| Website | http://www.arad.muni.il | |
Arad (Hebrew: עֲרָד 
(audio) ; Arabic: عِرَادَ) is a city in the Southern District of Israel. It is located on the border of the Negev and Judean Deserts, 25 kilometres (16 miles) west of the Dead Sea and 45 kilometres (28 miles) east of Beersheba. The city is home to a diverse population of 24,436, including Ashkenazi and Sephardi Jews, both secular and religious, Bedouins and Black Hebrews, as well as new immigrants. The city is notable for its clean, dry air and serves as a major attraction to asthmatics worldwide.
After attempts to settle the area in the 1920s, Arad was founded in November 1962 as an Israeli development town, the first planned city in Israel. Arad's population grew significantly with the Aliyah from the Commonwealth of Independent States in the 1990s, and peaked in 2002 at 24,500 residents.
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