Beersheba: facts

At a glance

• Country: Israel
• Region: Southern District
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 186,600
• Coordinates: 31.2518° N, 34.7913° E
• Time zone: Asia/Jerusalem (UTC+02:00 standard, UTC+03:00 daylight saving time)
• Currency: Shekel (ILS)

Getting there

• Ben Gurion International Airport (TLV): 85 km (53 mi), straight line
• El Arish International Airport (AAC, Egypt): 94 km (59 mi), straight line
• Queen Alia International Airport (AMM, Jordan): 125 km (78 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Tel Sheva': 6.5 km (4.1 mi)
• Tifrah: 14 km (9 mi)
• Hura: 15 km (9 mi)
• Rahat: 16 km (10 mi)
• Ofaqim: 18 km (11 mi)