Beer Sheba

Beer Sheba is a city on the northern edge of the Negev region in Israel. It is the home of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.

בְּאֵר שֶׁבַע (Hebrew)

بئر السبع (Arabic)
City
Aerial photo of Beersheba.JPG
Coat of arms of Beer Sheba
Coordinates: Coordinates: 31°14′N 34°47′E / 31.233°N 34.783°E / 31.233; 34.783
CountryFlag of Israel.svg
DistrictSouth (Mehoz Ha’Darom)
Settledabout 4,000 B.C.E.
Government
 • MayorRubik Danilovich
Area
 • City117.5 km2 (45.4 sq mi)
Population
 (2009)[1]
 • City187,900
 • Metro
592,800
Time zoneUTC+2 (Israel Standard Time (IST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (Israel Summer Time (IDT))
Websitebeer-sheva.muni.il
(in Hebrew)

Notable sites

Beer Sheba Media

References

  1. "CBS 2009 estimate" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-11-21. Retrieved 2010-07-04.

Other websites

  Media related to Beersheba at Wikimedia Commons