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Dimona was one of the development towns created in the 1950s under the leadership of Israel's first Prime Minister, David Ben-Gurion.

Dimona itself was conceived in 1953, and settled in 1955, mostly by new immigrants from Northern Africa, who also constructed the city's houses.

The emblem of Dimona ( as a local council ), adopted 2 March 1961, appeared on a stamp issued on 24 March 1965.