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Often referred to as the "Capital of the Negev", it is the centre of the fourth-most populous metropolitan area in Israel, the eighth-most populous Israeli city with a population of 214,162, [1] and the second-largest city in area (after Jerusalem), with a total area of 117,500 dunams (45 mi 2 / 117.5 km 2).
4 dni temu · Beersheba, biblical town of southern Israel, now a city and the main center of the Negev region. It is first mentioned in Genesis as the site where Abraham made a covenant with the Philistine king Abimelech of Gerar.
Be'er Sheva is a desert city of approximately 200,000 inhabitants in southern Israel. It is the eighth-most populous and second largest city in the country and the gateway to the Negev region of Israel. Map. Directions.
16 paź 2023 · About Beersheba. The Facts: District: Southern. Population: ~ 220,000. Last Updated: October 16, 2023. . Maps of Israel. Israel maps.
Beersheba (biblical: Beersheba; Heb. בְּאֵר שֶׁבַע, also Beersheva, Beer Sheva) is a city in the Negev on the southern border of Judah; its name has been preserved in the Arabic form Bīr (Beʾr) al-Saʿb. Beersheba was first settled in the Chalcolithic period.
Beersheba is located on the northern edge of the Negev desert 115 km south-east of Tel Aviv and 120 km south-west of Jerusalem. The Valley of Beer Sheva has been populated for thousands of years, due to the presence of water which travels from the Hebron Mountains in the winter and is stored underground in vast quantities.
Tel Sheva or Tel as-Sabi is a Bedouin town in the Southern District of Israel, bordering the city of Beersheba.
