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The Best Attractions In Beersheba

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Beersheba, also Be'er Sheva , is the largest city in the Negev desert of southern Israel. Often referred to as the Capital of the Negev, it is the center of the fourth most populous metropolitan area in Israel, the eighth most populous Israeli city with a population of 207,551, and the second largest city with a total area of 117,500 dunams . With an ancient history dating back to the Biblical period, the modern history of Beersheba began at the start of the 20th century when a permanent settlement was established by the Ottoman Turks. The city was captured by the British led Australian Light Horse during World War I. In 1947, Bir Seb'a , as it was kno...
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The Best Attractions In Beersheba

  • 1. Hatzerim Israel Airforce Museum Beersheba
    Hatzerim Israeli Air Force Base is an air base of the Israeli Air Force in the Negev Desert on the west outskirts of Beersheba, near Kibbutz Hatzerim. The base was constructed during the early 1960s and declared operational on 3 October 1966. At Hatzerim is the Israeli Air Force Museum, which opened in 1977 and has allowed public access since June 1991. The IAF Flight Academy has been housed at Hatzerim since April 1966 and the IAF Aerobatic Team is located there as well.
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  • 2. Tel Be'er Sheva National Park Beersheba
    Tel Sheva or Tell es-Seba is an archeological site in southern Israel believed to be the remains of the biblical town of Beersheba. It lies east of the modern city of Beersheba and west of the new Bedouin town of Tel Sheva/Tell as-Sabi. Tel Sheva has been preserved and made accessible to visitors in the Tel Beer Sheva National Park .
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  • 3. Monument to the Negev Brigade Beersheba
    The Monument to the Negev Brigade , known locally as the Andarta, is a monument designed by Dani Karavan in memory of the members of the Palmach Negev Brigade who fell fighting on Israel's side during the 1948 Arab Israeli War. It is situated on a hill overlooking the city of Beersheba from the east and constitutes a recognized symbol of the Negev and Beersheba. In addition to its strengths as a memorial, it was a precursor to the land art movement.The monument was built between 1963 and 1968 at a time when Israel was making many physical memorials to those who fought and died in its wars. It is made of raw concrete consisting of eighteen separate elements covering 10,000 square meters. These elements are symbolic and connected to Palmach and to the War of Independence. The perforated towe...
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  • 7. Negev Museum of Art Beersheba
    The Negev Museum of Art is an art museum in Negev, Israel. It is located in the Old City of Be'er Sheva. 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.
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  • 10. Negev Zoo Beersheba
    The Zoological Garden of Beersheba or The Israeli Desert zoo is a desert Zoo located in Kiryat Meir Batz near the west entrance of Beersheba, Israel.The zoo's area is 50 dunams . It has a collection of mammalians, birds and reptiles from which the ungulates, turtles, snakes and lizards are especially notable.
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  • 11. Tel Be'er Sheva Beersheba
    Tel Sheva or Tell es-Seba is an archeological site in southern Israel believed to be the remains of the biblical town of Beersheba. It lies east of the modern city of Beersheba and west of the new Bedouin town of Tel Sheva/Tell as-Sabi. Tel Sheva has been preserved and made accessible to visitors in the Tel Beer Sheva National Park .
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  • 13. Eshkol Park Beersheba
    Levi Eshkol was an Israeli statesman who served as the third Prime Minister of Israel from 1963 until his death from a heart attack in 1969. A founder of the Israeli Labor Party, he served in numerous senior roles, including Minister of Defense and Minister of Finance . Eshkol was first appointed as Prime Minister following the resignation of David Ben-Gurion. He then led the party in the elections to the Sixth Knesset and won, remaining in office for six consecutive years. Shortly after taking office, he made several significant changes, among them the annulment of military rule over Israeli Arabs and a successful journey to the United States, being the first Israeli leader to be formally invited to the White House. His relations with American President Lyndon B. Johnson greatly affected ...
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