The area where the sign is located with a view of Mount Hebron was photographed on the same day by the same photographer
Click for a larger image The location is approximate since no geographic information was attached to the image.
Translation of the text on the sign:
[Israel Defense Forces Symbol]
[Symbol of the Midrasha of the South]
The forests of the Lachish region Amaziah Forest - located in the heart of the Lachish region on the border between the northern Negev and the Judean Lowlands. The forest was planted by KKL and the well-known Givat Gad Reserve is located within it. In the forest you can find different layers of landscape - diverse vegetation, archaeological findings and history. The forest, like Moshav Amaziah, is named after Amatzia, King of Judah who was killed in this area. In the northern area of the forest is the Givat Gad Nature reserve and at the top of it is the tomb of Sheikh Ali. From the top of the hill there is an impressive peripheral view. The landscape of the reserve consists of the Mediterranean forest, among them the gum goddess and the Mediterranean buckthorn, common carob trees and pines. The reserve also grows species of plants typical of the desert, such as fragrant sage, Jerusalem Sage and Pink Sun-rose. The reserve also has a variety of geophytes such as common narcissus, common cyclamen, common anemone and large chives. The fauna in the area is diverse and includes mammals such as hyena, jackal, wildebeest, badger and porcupine and bird species such as hawksbill, eagle owl, falcon and more. The moderate hills were used for human settlement in ancient times. Remains of buildings, agricultural facilities, water cisterns, bell caves and hiding caves were discovered in the various ruins.
The Forest of the Angels, Shahria - the forest covers 7,000 dunams, is located about four kilometers east of Kiryat Gat and runs parallel to Highway 35, the forest is named after the Shahria Maabara, which was established in 1956, a little west of where the forest was planted. (Some of the lowland forests, including the Angels Forest, were planted at the initiative of the National Fund for Israel by the residents of the settlement, with the dismantling of the settlement, a farm of the united kibbutz movement was established in its place, which was later dismantled as well.
The ones who donated the money for the planting of the forest were the Jewish community of Los Angeles and this is where the second name of the forest came from - Angels.
Very typical of the angel forest in winter are the beautiful primroses that grow and fill the forest. There are special sites in the forest, among them - a ruined ruin where archaeological remains from the Byzantine period were found that show the obsolescence of the place.
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