Beersheba

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Beersheba is a major city in southern Israel, often regarded as the "Capital of the Negev" and known for its historical significance and rapid modern development.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
human settlement
municipality
ArabicName بئر السبع
capturedBy British Empire forces in 1917
climateClassification BSh (Köppen)
coordinateLatitude 31.252
coordinateLongitude 34.791
country Israel
elevationAboveSeaLevel ~260 metres
governedBy Beersheba Municipality
hasBiblicalAssociationWith Abraham
Isaac
Jacob
hasClimate semi-arid climate
hasEconomicActivity education sector
high-tech industry
services sector
hasEtymologyMeaning well of seven
well of the oath
hasFunction administrative center of the Southern District of Israel
cultural center of the Negev
hasHistoricalSignificance ancient city mentioned in the Hebrew Bible
hasLandmark Abraham’s Well complex
Beersheba River Park
Negev Museum of Art
Old City of Beersheba
linked to: Beersheba

Turkish railway station
hasMajorHospital Soroka University Medical Center
hasMayor local elected mayor
hasPopulationRankInIsrael one of the largest cities in Israel
hasRapidModernDevelopment yes
hasTransportationInfrastructure central railway station
major road junctions in southern Israel
hasUniversity Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
HebrewName בְּאֵר שֶׁבַע
incorporatedInto State of Israel in 1948
isAcademicCenterFor Negev region
linked to: Negev desert
isRegionalCapitalOf Negev
linked to: Negev desert
isRegionalCenterFor southern Israel
locatedIn Southern District, Israel
locatedInRegion Negev
linked to: Negev desert
mentionedIn Book of Genesis
Book of Joshua
nickname Capital of the Negev
partOf State of Israel
linked to: Israel
siteOfBattle Battle of Beersheba (1917)
wasImportantInPeriod British Mandate of Palestine
linked to: Mandatory Palestine

Ottoman era

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Israel majorCity Beersheba
Patriarch Isaac residence Beersheba
Beersheba hasLandmark Old City of Beersheba
linked to: Beersheba
Negev desert majorCity Beersheba
Israel Standard Time usedInCity Beersheba
Haifa Center HaShmona railway station connectsTo Beersheba (via Tel Aviv)
linked to: Beersheba
Kingdom of Judah hasMajorCity Beersheba
Sde Boker locatedNear Beersheba
Road 40, Israel connects Beersheba
Wuppertal twinTown Beersheba
Sde Boker locatedSouthOf Beersheba
subject linked to: Sde Boker kibbutz
Genesis 21 mentionsPlace Beersheba
Abraham’s Well complex near Old City of Beersheba
linked to: Beersheba
Abraham’s Well complex theme biblical Beersheba
linked to: Beersheba
Beersheba River Park locatedIn Beersheba
Negev Museum of Art locatedIn Beersheba
Beersheba Municipality governs city of Beersheba
linked to: Beersheba
Faculty of Engineering Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev locatedIn Beersheba
subject linked to: Faculty of Engineering Sciences
Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev locatedIn Beersheba
subject linked to: Faculty of Health Sciences
Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev city Beersheba
subject linked to: Faculty of Health Sciences
Chaim Hames workLocation Beersheba
Faculty of Natural Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev locatedIn Beersheba
subject linked to: Faculty of Natural Sciences
Haluza locatedNear modern city of Beersheba
linked to: Beersheba
Mamshit near Beersheba
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev locatedIn Beersheba
Hatzerim Airbase near Beersheba
Israel Railways servesCity Beersheba
Arad near Beersheba
IST usedByMajorCity Beersheba
Genesis 46 hasLocation Beersheba
Akko railway station connectsTo Beersheba
Southern Palestine hasMajorTown Beersheba
Beer-sheba area centeredOn Beersheba
Beer-sheba area hasCentralCity Beersheba