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D or 4) is located north of Bet and west of Gimmel, south west to Ramot and northeast to Nahal Ashan. The neighborhood holds the Kaye Academic College of Education, a few dozen community centers, [dubious – discuss] the Nurit immigrant integration camp, [3] a psychiatric hospital, two major shopping centers (Gilat and Oren). The neighborhood ...
Beersheba (/ b ɪər ˈ ʃ iː b ə / beer-SHEE-bə), officially Be'er-Sheva, [2] [a] is the largest city in the Negev desert of southern Israel.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 ...
Beer-sheba is mentioned 33 times in the Hebrew Bible.It is often used when describing a border, such as "From Dan to Beersheba".It is also a significant center in the patriarchal narratives: Abraham dwelt at Beer-sheba (Genesis 22:19), Abraham and Abimelech entered a covenant at Beer-sheba (Genesis 21:32), and Abraham planted a tamarisk tree at Beer-sheba (Genesis 21:33).
Beersheba metropolitan area (Hebrew: מטרופולין באר שבע) is a metropolitan area in Israel that encompasses the Beersheba and Southern Districts of Israel. It is located in the Negev desert and constitutes the fourth largest metropolitan area in the country, with an estimated population of over 377,100.
The region's largest city and administrative capital is Beersheba (pop. 214,162), in the north. At its southern end is the Gulf of Aqaba and the resort city and port of Eilat . It contains several development towns , including Dimona , Arad , and Mitzpe Ramon , as well as a number of small Bedouin towns, including Rahat , Tel Sheva , and Lakiya .
The settlement dates back to the Second Temple period and has been discovered in Beersheba. [3] The visible remains of the ancient site cover an area of about two dunams. They include several structures and installations: Foundations of a large watchtower [4] Baking facilities [4] Ancient pits that were used for trash [4]
The Beersheba Subdistrict is the southernmost subdistrict of Israel and one of two subdistricts in its Southern District The capital of the subdistrict is, as the name implies, Beersheba . Rahat is the second-largest city and Eilat comes third.
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