Beer Sheba
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| Beer Sheba בְּאֵר שֶׁבַע (Hebrew) بئر السبع (Arabic) |
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View of Beer Sheba from the air
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| Coordinates: 31°14′N 34°47′E / 31.233°N 34.783°ECoordinates: 31°14′N 34°47′E / 31.233°N 34.783°E | ||
| Country |  Israel |
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| District | South (Mehoz Ha’Darom) | |
| Settled | about 4,000 B.C.E. | |
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| • Mayor | Rubik Danilovich | |
| Area | ||
| • City | 117.5 km2 (45.4 sq mi) | |
| Population (2009)[1] | ||
| • City | 187,900 | |
| • Metro | 592,800 | |
| Time zone | Israel Standard Time (IST) (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | Israel Summer Time (IDT) (UTC+3) | |
| Area code(s) | +972 (Israel) + 8 (South) | |
| Website | beer-sheva.muni.il (Hebrew) |
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Beer Sheba is a city on the northern edge of the Negev region in Israel.
The Abrahams Well International Visitors Center archaeological museum is located in Beer Sheba.
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "CBS 2009 estimate" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. http://www1.cbs.gov.il/population/new_2010/table3.pdf. Retrieved 2010-07-04.
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