The Shimon Peres Negev Nuclear Research Center, colloquially known as the Dimona Reactor, is located southeast of the city. ==Etymology== The Negev Naming Committee chose the name based upon that of a biblical town, mentioned in Joshua 15:21-22, on the basis that "the sound of this name had been preserved in the Arabic name Harabat Umm Dumna." ==History== Dimona was one of the development towns created in the 1950s under the leadership of Israel's first Prime Minister, David Ben-Gurion.
In the late 1950s and early 1960s, immigrants from Eastern Europe arrived.
Dimona itself was conceived in 1953.
It was established in 1955.
Its population in 1955 was about 300.
The population was composed mainly of North African, particularly Moroccan immigrants, though immigrants from Yemen and Eastern Europe also arrived, as did Bene Israel immigrants from India. When the Israeli nuclear program began in 1958, a location not far from the city was chosen for the Negev Nuclear Research Center due to its relative isolation in the desert and availability of housing.
A textile factory was opened in 1958.
In the late 1950s and early 1960s, immigrants from Eastern Europe arrived.
In 1961, it had a population of 5,000.
The emblem of Dimona (as a local council), adopted 2 March 1961, appeared on a stamp issued on 24 March 1965.
The emblem of Dimona (as a local council), adopted 2 March 1961, appeared on a stamp issued on 24 March 1965.
Dimona was declared a city in 1969.
In 1971, it had a population of 23,700. In spite of a gradual decrease during the 1980s, the city's population began to grow once again in the 1990s when it took in immigrants from the former Soviet Union and Ethiopia.
In 1971, it had a population of 23,700. In spite of a gradual decrease during the 1980s, the city's population began to grow once again in the 1990s when it took in immigrants from the former Soviet Union and Ethiopia.
Status was extended to August 2003, when the Israeli Ministry of Interior granted permanent residency. ==Economy== In the early 1980s, textile plants, such as Dimona Textiles Ltd., dominated the industrial landscape.
In 1971, it had a population of 23,700. In spite of a gradual decrease during the 1980s, the city's population began to grow once again in the 1990s when it took in immigrants from the former Soviet Union and Ethiopia.
Their official status in Israel was an ongoing issue for many years, but in May 1990, the issue was resolved with the issuing of first B/1 visas, and a year later, issuing of temporary residency.
Status was extended to August 2003, when the Israeli Ministry of Interior granted permanent residency. ==Economy== In the early 1980s, textile plants, such as Dimona Textiles Ltd., dominated the industrial landscape.
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