Beersheba

E45567

city human settlement municipality

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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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Beersheba canonical	44
Old City of Beersheba	2
Beersheba (via Tel Aviv)	1
Tel Beersheba	1
biblical Beersheba	1
city of Beersheba	1
modern city of Beersheba	1

Statements (49)

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 ⓘ Beersheba self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Old City of 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	creationOfStateOfIsrael ⓘ surface form: State of Israel in 1948
isAcademicCenterFor	Negev desert ⓘ surface form: Negev region
isRegionalCapitalOf	Negev desert ⓘ surface form: Negev
isRegionalCenterFor	Southern District, Israel ⓘ surface form: southern Israel
locatedIn	Southern District, Israel ⓘ
locatedInRegion	Negev desert ⓘ surface form: Negev
mentionedIn	Book of Genesis ⓘ Book of Joshua ⓘ
nickname	Capital of the Negev ⓘ
partOf	Israel ⓘ surface form: State of Israel
siteOfBattle	Battle of Beersheba (1917) ⓘ
wasImportantInPeriod	Mandatory Palestine ⓘ surface form: British Mandate of Palestine Ottoman era ⓘ

Referenced by (51)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Israel → majorCity → Beersheba ⓘ

Patriarch Isaac → residence → Beersheba ⓘ

Beersheba → hasLandmark → Beersheba self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Old City of Beersheba

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev → locatedIn → Beersheba ⓘ

Negev desert → majorCity → Beersheba ⓘ

Palestine Post → operatedPostOfficesIn → Beersheba ⓘ

Israel Standard Time → usedInCity → Beersheba ⓘ

Haifa Center HaShmona railway station → connectsTo → Beersheba ⓘ

this entity surface form: Beersheba (via Tel Aviv)

Kingdom of Judah → hasMajorCity → Beersheba ⓘ

Stories of Jacob → associatedWithPlace → Beersheba ⓘ

Sde Boker → locatedNear → Beersheba ⓘ

Road 40, Israel → connects → Beersheba ⓘ

Wuppertal → twinTown → Beersheba ⓘ

Sde Boker kibbutz → locatedSouthOf → Beersheba ⓘ

subject surface form: Sde Boker

Genesis 21 → mentionsPlace → Beersheba ⓘ

Southern District, Israel → capital → Beersheba ⓘ

Southern District, Israel → largestCity → Beersheba ⓘ

Southern District, Israel → containsCity → Beersheba ⓘ

Battle of Beersheba (1917) → location → Beersheba ⓘ

Soroka University Medical Center → locatedIn → Beersheba ⓘ

Abraham’s Well complex → locatedIn → Beersheba ⓘ

Abraham’s Well complex → near → Beersheba ⓘ

this entity surface form: Old City of Beersheba

Abraham’s Well complex → theme → Beersheba ⓘ

this entity surface form: biblical Beersheba

Beersheba River Park → locatedIn → Beersheba ⓘ

Negev Museum of Art → locatedIn → Beersheba ⓘ

Beersheba Municipality → administers → Beersheba ⓘ

Beersheba Municipality → locatedIn → Beersheba ⓘ

Beersheba Municipality → governs → Beersheba ⓘ

this entity surface form: city of Beersheba

Mutasarrifate of Jerusalem → appliesToPart → Beersheba ⓘ

Faculty of Engineering Sciences → locatedIn → Beersheba ⓘ

subject surface form: Faculty of Engineering Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Faculty of Health Sciences → locatedIn → Beersheba ⓘ

subject surface form: Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Faculty of Health Sciences → city → Beersheba ⓘ

subject surface form: Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Guilford Glazer Faculty of Business and Management → locatedIn → Beersheba ⓘ

Kreitman School of Advanced Graduate Studies → locatedIn → Beersheba ⓘ

Chaim Hames → workLocation → Beersheba ⓘ

Faculty of Natural Sciences → locatedIn → Beersheba ⓘ

subject surface form: Faculty of Natural Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Dimona nuclear facility → nearbyCity → Beersheba ⓘ

Haluza → locatedNear → Beersheba ⓘ

this entity surface form: modern city of Beersheba

Mamshit → near → Beersheba ⓘ

Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences → locatedIn → Beersheba ⓘ

subject surface form: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Hatzerim Airbase → near → Beersheba ⓘ

Israel Railways → servesCity → Beersheba ⓘ

Arad → near → Beersheba ⓘ

IST → usedByMajorCity → Beersheba ⓘ

Genesis 46 → hasLocation → Beersheba ⓘ

Akko railway station → connectsTo → Beersheba ⓘ

Nahariya railway station → connectsTo → Beersheba ⓘ

Southern Palestine → hasMajorTown → Beersheba ⓘ

Beer-sheba area → centeredOn → Beersheba ⓘ

Beer-sheba area → hasCentralCity → Beersheba ⓘ