Naẖal HaRo'a (, with the word for "shepherd" being in its feminine form) is a wadi in the northern Negev Mountains, from the tributaries of Nahal HaBesor. Along its length are impressive remains of ancient Nabatean agriculture and a water plant by means of which the stream crosses Kemer Halukim. One of its tributaries is Nahal Halukim (); the ancient name of the stream was "Wadi Halikom", after the riverbed pebbles (Hebrew: ) whose name has been preserved in Kemer Halukim.
The wadi's name (meaning "Shepherd's Wadi" or "Shepherd's Creek"), along with the nearby Shepherd's Parking (), was given in memory of Barbara Proper (1930–1952), who was murdered on the spot by Bedouins from the area. Barbara Proper was born in Germany, to a Jewish mother. She immigrated to Israel and grew up in Jerusalem, as an adopted daughter of Johanna and Dr. .
The (), or the Shepherd's Site (), is an archaeological site located in the Negev Mountains, about northeast of kibbutz Sde Boker, near the road from there to Yeruham, at . The site is located on a hill that dominates an ancient road along Nahal HaRo'a, which is above its surroundings, and above sea level.
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