Talk:Uvda (Israel)

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 * Actually, the article was a cut & paste creation, but I've provided the necessary attribution. --Moonriddengirl (talk) 22:25, 29 May 2010 (UTC)

Uvda or Ovda?
Should be easy to determine, since it seems to be a common noun in Hebrew meaning "fact". Anyone? There is an Uvda Valley with important archaeological findings (Leopard Temple etc.), an airport serving Eilat, and an operation at the close of the 1947-49 war, all named after the valley, or after the Hebrew word for "fact", or both, plus a popular Israeli TV programme by this name. So plenty of reason to sort this out - and sources to draw on. Once this has been done, please extend the result to all pages containing the word: Uvda (Israel), Operation Uvda, and Ovda Airport. The latter might prove the most problematic,since even the int'l ICAO abbreviation contains an "O": LLOV. Thanks, Arminden (talk) 09:31, 21 January 2016 (UTC)ArmindenArminden (talk) 09:31, 21 January 2016 (UTC)

Name origin
Didn't the Arabic name of the wadi in which the Leopard Temple was found, Wadi 'Ukfey, play a role in the Hebrew naming of the valley and wider area? This would be similar to many other Israeli site naming procedures: if the Arabic name did not point directly to a relevant biblical name, a similarly sounding Hebrew one would be created. The fact that uvda means"fact" .... 1949 "creating facts on the ground" .... etc., etc., can have been just a play of words and an added bonus - or a later interpretation. Cheers, Arminden (talk) 10:06, 21 January 2016 (UTC)ArmindenArminden (talk) 10:06, 21 January 2016 (UTC)