Be’er Shama
Be’er Shama is an archaeological site in Southern District, Israel. Be’er Shama is situated nearby to the village Urim, as well as near Tze’elim.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Urim and Tze’elim.
Urim
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Urim is a kibbutz in the Negev desert in southern Israel. Located near the border of the Gaza Strip and about 30 kilometers west of Beersheba, the kibbutz falls under the jurisdiction of Eshkol Regional Council. In 2024, it had a population of 454. Urim is situated 6 km north of Be’er Shama.
Tze’elim
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tze'elim is a kibbutz in southern Israel. Located in the Negev desert, it falls under the jurisdiction of Eshkol Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 493. A military training base of the ground forces of the IDF is located nearby. Tze’elim is situated 6 km south of Be’er Shama.
Patish
Village
Photo: Danny-w, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Patish is a moshav in southern Israel. Located in the north-western Negev desert near Ofakim, it falls under the jurisdiction of Merhavim Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 1,117. Patish is situated 8 km north of Be’er Shama.
Be’er Shama
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: archaeological site in Negev, Israel
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Southern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.25732° or 31° 15′ 26″ northLongitude
34.54437° or 34° 32′ 40″ eastOpen location code
8G3P7G4V+WPOpenStreetMap ID
node 4859984848OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q6980263
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In Other Languages
From French to Hebrew—“Be’er Shama” goes by many names.
- French: “Be’er Shama”
- Hebrew: “באר שמע”
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