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Beersheba
City population
186,600
#10
in Israel
#2
in Southern District
#3,095
worldwide
31.252, 34.791 · 70 km from Jerusalem
About Beersheba
Beersheba is a city in Southern District, Israel with a population of 186,600. It is the 10th largest of the 102 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Israel, and the 3,095th largest worldwide. It lies 70 km from Jerusalem.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#2of 16
Elevation
285 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Jerusalem
Coordinates
31.252, 34.791
Record updated
2025-02-03
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 102 in IsraelClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.