Complete the sentence about Arad, Israel with the correct year: After attempts to settle the area in the 1920s, Arad was founded in November ______ as an Israeli development town, the first planned city in Israel.

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: B. 1962

Arad is a city in Israel's Southern District, on the border between the Negev and the Judaean deserts. Settlement attempts in the 1920s did not last, and the town was founded in November 1962 as a development town, the first planned city in Israel. It only became a city in 1995.

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