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.

Aliases (2)

Beersheba (via Tel Aviv) ×1
Old 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 → 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	State of Israel in 1948 →
isAcademicCenterFor	Negev region →
isRegionalCapitalOf	Negev →
isRegionalCenterFor	southern Israel →
locatedIn	Southern District, Israel →
locatedInRegion	Negev →
mentionedIn	Book of Genesis → Book of Joshua →
nickname	Capital of the Negev →
partOf	State of Israel →
siteOfBattle	Battle of Beersheba (1917) →
wasImportantInPeriod	British Mandate of Palestine → Ottoman era →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Israel → Negev desert →	majorCity
Haifa Center HaShmona railway station ("Beersheba (via Tel Aviv)") →	connectsTo
Beersheba ("Old City of Beersheba") →	hasLandmark
Kingdom of Judah →	hasMajorCity
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev →	locatedIn
Palestine Post →	operatedPostOfficesIn
Patriarch Isaac →	residence
Israel Standard Time →	usedInCity