Beersheba (/bɪərˈʃiːbə/; Hebrew: בְּאֵר שֶׁבַע, Be'er Sheva [beʔeʁˈʃeva]; Latin: Bersabee; Arabic: بئر السبع Biʾr as-Sabʿ (listen) , Levantine pronunciation: [biːr esˈsabeʕ]) is the largest city in the Negev desert of southern Israel.
Population: 186,600
Latitude: 31° 15' 6.52" N
Longitude: 34° 47' 28.68" E
Green Line refers to the demarcation lines set out in the 1949 Armistice Agreements between the armies of Israel and those of its neighbors (Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria) after the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. The name derives from the green ink used …
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU, Hebrew: אוניברסיטת בן-גוריון בנגב, Universitat Ben Gurion Banegev, Arabic: جامعة بن غوريون) is a public research university in Beersheba, Israel. Ben Gurion University of the Negev has five campuses: the Ma…
Tel Sheva (Hebrew) or Tell es-Seba (Arabic) is an archeological site in southern Israel believed to be the remains of the biblical town of Beersheba. It lies east of the modern city of Beersheba and west of the new Bedouin town of Tel Sheva/Tell as-…
Hatzerim Israeli Air Force Base (Hebrew: בָּסִיס חֵיל-הַאֲוִויר חֲצֵרִים, Bsis Heil HaAvir Hatzerim) (ICAO: LLHB) is an air base of the Israeli Air Force in the Negev Desert on the west outskirts of Beersheba, near Kibbutz Hatzerim. The base was con…
Ziklag (Hebrew: צִקְלַג) is the Biblical name of a town that was located in the Negev region in the south of what was the Kingdom of Judah.
Soroka Medical Center is a hospital in Beersheba, Israel. It is the largest medical center in the southern region of the country, and the fourth largest in Israel with approximately 1000 beds. It is owned by Clalit Health Services, the largest Healt…
Nevatim Israeli Air Force Base (IATA: VTM, ICAO: LLNV), also Air Force Base 28, is an Israeli Air Force base located southeast of Be'er Sheva, near moshav Nevatim. It was built as a rough runway in 1947 for the Sherut Avir, the air wing of the Hagan…
Hatzerim (Hebrew: חֲצֵרִים, lit. Farmyards) is a kibbutz located 8 kilometers west of Beersheba in the Negev desert in Israel. It is named after the Bible (Deuteronomy 2:23), mentioning a site nearby: "the Avvites who lived in farmyards as far as Ga…
Haluza (Hebrew: חלוצה), also known as Halasa, Chellous (Χελλοὺς in Greek), al-Khalasa and Elusa, is a city in the Negev, Israel, that was once part of the Nabataean Incense Route. Due to its historic importance, UNESCO declared Haluza a World Herit…
Lehavim (Hebrew: לְהָבִים) is a town in Israel, in the northern Negev. Founded in 1983, it is located 15 km north of Beersheba.
The Arthur Vasermil Municipal Stadium, commonly known as the Vasermil Stadium, is a football stadium in Beersheba, Israel. The stadium is designed as an open bowl (though a small part of one side has cover), and formerly had a running track, though …
Ramat Hovav (Hebrew: רָמַת חוֹבָב), new official name Ne'ot Hovav (Hebrew: נְאוֹת חוֹבָב), is an industrial zone in southern Israel and the site of Israel's main hazardous waste disposal facility.
The Monument to the Negev Brigade (Hebrew: אנדרטת חטיבת הנגב, Andartat Hativat HaNegev), known locally as the Andarta, is a monument designed by Dani Karavan in memory of the members of the Palmach Negev Brigade who fell defending Israel during the…
The Metropolitan area of Beersheba (Hebrew: מטרופולין באר שבע), is a metropolitan area including areas from both the Beersheba and the Southern Districts of Israel. The area is closely linked to the city of Beer Sheva through social, economic, and c…
The Battle of Beersheba, codenamed Operation Moses (Hebrew: מִבְצָע מֹשֶׁה, Mivtza Moshe), was an Israeli offensive on Beersheba on October 21, 1948. It was part of Operation Yoav and was conducted at the end of the operation. It was made possible f…
The 12th Negev Brigade (Hebrew: חטיבת הנגב, Hativat HaNegev) was an Israeli infantry brigade that served in the 1948 Arab-Israeli war. It was commanded by Nahum "Sergei" Sarig (hence also called Sergei Brigade) and consisted of four Palmach battali…
Shaqib al-Salam or Segev Shalom (Arabic: شقيب السلام, Hebrew: שֶׂגֶב שָׁלוֹם) (also Shqeb al-Salam) is a Bedouin town and a local council in the South District of Israel, southeast of Beersheba.
The Bnei Shimon Regional Council (Hebrew: מועצה אזורית בני שמעון, Mo'atza Azorit Bnei Shim'on), is a regional council in the northern Negev in the south of Israel. Most of its territory lies north of Beersheba and the rest bounds Beersheba on the w…