Beer Sheba

Beer Sheba is a city on the northern edge of the Negev region in Israel. It is the home of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.

Beer Sheba בְּאֵר שֶׁבַע (Hebrew) بئر السبع (Arabic)
City
View of Beer Sheba from the air
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 31°14′N 34°47′E
Country	Israel
District	South (Mehoz Ha’Darom)
Settled	about 4,000 B.C.E.
Government
• Mayor	Rubik Danilovich
Area
• City	117.5 km2 (45.4 sq mi)
Population  (2009)[1]
• City	187,900
• Metro	592,800
Time zone	UTC+2 (Israel Standard Time (IST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (Israel Summer Time (IDT))
Area code	+972 (Israel) + 8 (South)
Website	beer-sheva.muni.il (in Hebrew)

Notable sites

• The Abrahams Well International Visitors Center archaeological museum.
• Israeli Air Force Museum, at the nearby Hatzerim air force base.