"The Biblical site of Beersheba is Tel Be´er Sheva, lying some 4 km distant from the modern city, which was established at the start of the 20th ...
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century by the Ottoman Turks. The city was captured by the British led Australian Light Horse in the Battle of Beersheba (1917) during World War I. In 1947, Bir Seb´a (Arabic: بئر السبع), as it was known, was envisioned as part of the Arab state in the United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine. Following the declaration of Israel´s independence, the Egyptian army amassed its forces in Beersheba as a strategic and logistical base. In the Battle of Beersheba waged in October 1948, it was conquered by the Israel Defense Forces." - (en.wikipedia.org 23.09.2020)
- Latitude31.258888244629
- Longitude34.797779083252
- Population186600
