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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 ...
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 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.
The Old City (Hebrew: העיר העתיקה, HaIr HaAtika) (Arabic: البلده القديمه (al balad alqafima) is the historical center of Beersheba. Based on the core of the old Ottoman-era built town, it was expanded by the British during the Mandate era. Street signs in English from the Mandate era are still visible on many street corners.
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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]
Be'er Sheva–North railway station (Hebrew: תחנת הרכבת באר שבע – צפון, Takhanat HaRakevet Be-er Sheva Tzafon) (also known as the University Train Station) is an Israel Railways station in Beersheba. It is a stop on the intercity line from Tel Aviv and the terminus of the Beersheba–Dimona branch line.
Many of these routes pass near Beersheba, and it seems that people of the Beersheba culture had taken an active part in it. [5] The locals had to import many of the raw materials used in their industries - the ivory was brought from Africa [5] and the copper from Wady Feynan and from Timna, in the south-eastern Levant (the south of Israel and ...