Be’er Yam
Be’er Yam is a well in Southern District, Israel. Be’er Yam is situated nearby to the neighborhood Barne’a, as well as near the village Be’er Ganim.Places of Interest
Highlights include Hamama and Nitzanim sands.
Hamama
Ruins
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Hamama was a Palestinian town of over 5,000 inhabitants that was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. It was located 24 kilometers north of Gaza.
Nitzanim sands
Photo: אריאל מדינה, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Nitzanim Sand Dune Nature Reserve is a 21,600 dunam area within the Nitzanim Sands area between Ashdod and Ashkelon on the Southern Coastal Plain of the Israeli Mediterranean Sea coast. Nitzanim sands is situated 3 km northeast of Be’er Yam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Be’er Ganim and Ashkelon.
Be’er Ganim
Village
Photo: Meronim, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Be'er Ganim is a community settlement in southern Israel. It falls under the jurisdiction of Hof Ashkelon Regional Council and had a population of 2,890 in 2024. Be’er Ganim is situated 3 km east of Be’er Yam.
Ashkelon
Photo: Meronim, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ashkelon or Ashqelon Hebrew אַשְׁקְלוֹן Arabic عسقلان ˁAsqalān; is a city on the Mediterranean coast of Israel, 50 km to the south of Tel Aviv.
Nitzanim
Village
Photo: Ori, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nitzanim is a kibbutz in southern Israel. Located between Ashkelon and Ashdod on the Nitzanim dunes, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof Ashkelon Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 801. Nitzanim is situated 6 km east of Be’er Yam.
Be’er Yam
- Type: Well
- Also known as: “Bīr Shuqeir”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Southern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
31.70689° or 31° 42′ 25″ northLongitude
34.57548° or 34° 34′ 32″ eastElevation
9 metres (30 feet)Open location code
8G3PPH4G+Q5GeoNames ID
293241
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Be’er Yam” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “Be’er Yam”
- Hebrew: “באר ים”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Barne’a and Afridar.
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