Moshav Idan (a type of agricultural cooperative) is located in the Central Arava in the south of Israel, east to Sedom-Eilat road, 100 km from Be`er Sheva and 150 km from Eilat.

Alon, our guide, lives in Idan and earns his living from agriculture. The tomatoes that he grows in greenhouses are designated for the local market as well as for export. (4 photos)

The magnificent Covered Bazaar (Kapalicarsi) began as two vaulted halls built by Sultan Mehmet the Conqueror (1451 -1481) to provide an income for the Hagia Sophia Mosque, and gradually turned into a commercial center as traders began to display their wares on counters around these two stone buildings.... (full story) (5 photos)