About Bet Shemesh
Bet Shemesh is a city in Jerusalem, Israel with a population of 124,957. It is the 15th largest of the 102 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Israel, and the 4,593rd largest worldwide. It lies 22 km from Jerusalem.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#2of 5
Elevation
282 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Jerusalem
Coordinates
31.731, 34.993
Record updated
2025-08-13
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.