Turkish Soldiers Monument in Beersheba

Turkish Soldiers Monument in Beersheba is a monument that stands on David Tobiahu Boulevard, near the old Turkish railway station in Beersheba. The headstone was placed in 2002 by the Turkish government, in memory of 298 Turkish soldiers who fell in the Battle of Beersheba.

Photo: Eman, Public domain.

Type: Memorial
Description: monument to fallen Turkish soldiers in Beersheba
Also known as: “Turkish Soldiers monument in Beersheba”, “מצבת הזיכרון לחללים הטורקים”, and “מצבת זיכרון טורקית בבאר שבע”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Beersheba Turkish railway station and Beit Yatziv.

Beersheba Turkish railway station

Museum

Photo: Shlomo.abitbul, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Beersheba Turkish railway station is an Ottoman railway station in the city of Beersheba, Israel, west of the Old City.

Beit Yatziv

University

Photo: BAswim, CC BY 3.0.

Beit Yatziv is a university, which is situated 300 metres south of Turkish Soldiers Monument in Beersheba.

The Negev Museum

Museum

Photo: Daniel Baránek, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Negev Museum of Art is an art museum in the Old City of Beersheba, Israel. The building is the former Governor's Mansion, built in 1906 by the Ottomans as part of government edifices that include the Seraya and the local mosque. The Negev Museum is situated 550 metres southeast of Turkish Soldiers Monument in Beersheba.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Beer Sheva and Neve Noy.

Beer Sheva

Photo: Vladi mir, CC BY 3.0.

Be'er Sheva is a desert city of approximately 200,000 inhabitants in southern Israel. It is the eighth-most populous and second largest city in the country and the gateway to the Negev region of Israel.