Beer-Sheva
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• Also spelled | Beer-Sheva / Be'er Sheva (official) Beersheba (unofficial) |
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From Upper left: Beersheba City Hall, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Negev Museum of Art, view of down town, Volunteers square, Be'er Sheva at night.
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Coordinates: 31°15′32″N 34°47′58.95″E / 31.25889°N 34.7997083°ECoordinates: 31°15′32″N 34°47′58.95″E / 31.25889°N 34.7997083°E | ||
Country | Israel | |
District | Southern | |
Government | ||
• Type | City | |
• Mayor | Ruvik Danilovich | |
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• Total | 117,500 dunams (117.5 km2 or 45.4 sq mi) | |
Elevation | 260 m (850 ft) | |
Population (2015) | ||
• Total | 203,604 | |
Name meaning | Well of the Oath or Seven Wells(see also) | |
Website | www.beer-sheva.muni.il |
Beersheba also spelled Beer-Sheva (/bɪərˈʃiːbə/; Hebrew: בְּאֵר שֶׁבַע Be'er Sheva [be.eʁˈʃeva]; Arabic: بئر السبع Bi'ir as-Sab [biːr esˈsabeʕ]) is the largest city in the Negev desert of southern Israel. Often referred to as the "Capital of the Negev", it is the center of the fourth most populous metropolitan area in Israel, the eighth most populous city in Israel with a population of 203,604, and the second largest city with a total of 117,500 dunams (after Jerusalem).