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1917
Allenby Garden
Located at the corner of Ha-Atzmaut and Herzl streets in the Old City of Beersheba
ANZAC Memorial Centre
The ANZAC Memorial Centre is a heritage site and a museum in the Old City of Beersheba
Beersheba
The capital of the Southern District
Hadassah Hospital for the Negev
The Hadassah Hospital for the Negev named after Dr
Keren Kayemet LeIsrael Street
One of the first streets of modern Beersheba
Remez Garden
Remez Garden, also called Ha-Atzmaut Garden
Smilansky Street
A side street in the southern part of the Old City of Beersheba
The Australian Soldier Park
A garden in Neighborhood Yod-Alef in Beersheba
The Battle of Beersheba (1917)
On 31 October 1917 Ottoman Beersheba fell to the Egyptian Expeditionary Force of the British army
The British Military Cemetery
The British military cemetery in Beersheba was established at the end of the First World War
The Common Grave
Stands at the entrance to the Old Cemetery of Beersheba
The Negev Pharmacy
The “Negev” pharmacy is located in the Old City of Beersheba
The Old Cemetery
The veteran Jewish cemetery of Beersheba
The Turkish Memorial
The Turkish memorial stands on David Tuviyahu Boulevard
The Turkish Railway Bridge over Nahal Be'er Sheva
The Turkish railway bridge is a stone arch bridge built in 1916 over Nahal Be'er Sheva
The Turkish Railway Station
The Turkish railway station stands north of the Old City of Beersheba and it is a heritage site
1948
Beit Eshel
A Hebrew settlement that was abandoned after the War of Independence
Beit Ha'am
A public building in the Civic Center
Beit HIAS
A complex of buildings put up in Beersheba in the 1950s by the HIAS organization
Hatzerim
A kibbutz west of Beersheba
Negev Brigade Monument
The Negev Brigade Monument stands on a chalk hill in the east of Beersheba
Neighborhood Alef
The first planned neighborhood of Beersheba
Nevatim
A moshav in the northern Negev
Operation Moshe — The Battle for Beersheba
Operation Moshe is the battle in which the IDF entered Beersheba on 21 October 1948
Soroka Medical Center
Soroka is the central hospital of the Negev
The Beersheba Transit Camp
Transit Camp Alef of Beersheba was set up in 1950
The Keren Cinema
The Keren cinema was the first cinema in the Negev
The Old City of Beersheba
The first neighborhood of the present-day city
The Railway Bridge over Nahal Patish
The railway bridge over Nahal Patish was erected by the Ottomans in the First World War
The Saraya House
— the government house, in translation from Turkish — was built in 1901 by the Ottomans
Chalcolithic period
Biblical
Abraham's Well
Lies on the bank of Nahal Be'er Sheva
Avraham Avinu Street
Runs in the north of Beersheba
Horvat Rehava
An archaeological site in the Negev Highlands
Horvat Uza
A multi-layered site on the eastern border of the Arad valley
Tel Arad
An archaeological site in the Arad valley
Tel Be'er Sheva
An archaeological site about three kilometers east of the city of Beersheba
The Horned Altar at Tel Be'er Sheva
In the excavations of Tel Be'er Sheva the stones of a large altar from the period of the Kingdom of Judah were found
The Well of Tel Be'er Sheva
The water well of the ancient city on Tel Be'er Sheva is located outside the wall and adjoins the city gate
Yaakov Avinu Street
The middle one of the three patriarch streets of Beersheba
Yeruham Well
At the western entrance to Yeruham
Yitzhak Avinu Street
The southernmost of the three patriarch streets of Beersheba
Nabataean
Avdat
Avdat, Oboda in Greek, was founded by the Nabataeans in the third century BCE as a station on the Incense Route — the road that carried balsam, myrrh and frankincense from southern Arabia to the ports of the Mediterranean
Halutza
Halutza, Elusa in the Greek sources and al-Khalasa (الخلصة) in Arabic
Mamshit
Mamshit, Kurnub in Arabic, is the smallest of the Nabatean cities of the Negev and the best preserved of them
Moa
Stands in the Arava, at the meeting between the Arava road that passes from north to south and the Incense Route that passes from east to west
Nekarot Fortress
A Nabataean archaeological site in the Negev Highlands
Saharonim Fortress
Stands inside Makhtesh Ramon, on the route by which the Incense Route descended to the Arava
Shivta
Shivta, Subeita in Arabic, arose in the first century CE as a Nabataean village on the Incense Route
Tel Nitzana
Stands in the Nitzana plain in the west of the Negev
The Grape Mounds
On the slopes of the hills around the ancient cities of the Negev — Shivta, Nitzana, Halutza, Rehovot ba-Negev, Avdat and Mamshit — tens of thousands of small stone heaps are spread
Archaeology
Maale Akrabim
The ascent south of the Small Makhtesh
Metzad Shorer
An ancient fortress that is found within the bounds of the Bedouin village of Qasr a-Sir
Nahal Be'er Sheva Park
Extends along the course of the stream from Tel Be'er Sheva to the Neve Ze'ev neighborhood
The Central Bus Station of Beersheba
The central bus station of Beersheba is the central bus terminal of the city and of the south of Israel
The Municipal Market
The municipal market of Beersheba is a market of food
The Water System at Tel Be'er Sheva
The ancient city on Tel Be'er Sheva had two water systems: a well outside the wall
Umm Batin
A Bedouin locality in the east of the Beersheba valley
Byzantine
Ottoman
Al-Huriya Palace
A building from the period of Ottoman rule
The Bedouin Market
The Bedouin market operated in Beersheba from 1905
The Beersheba Center for the Arts
Operates at 21 Anielewicz Street
The Great Crater
A depression that served as a quarry
The Great Mosque of Beersheba
The Great Mosque is the first mosque built in Beersheba and in the Negev
The Mission House
Stands at the corner of Ha-Avot and Trumpeldor streets in Beersheba
The Museum of Islamic and Near Eastern Cultures
Located in the Old City of Beersheba
The Negev Museum of Art
Located in the Old City of Beersheba
The School for Bedouin Children
Lies in the west of the Old City of Beersheba
The Water Tower
The water tower stands in the Old City of Beersheba
British Mandate
Aref al-Aref House
The Aref al-Aref House stands at the northern corner of the intersection of Herzl and Ha-Atzmaut streets
Beit Yatziv
An educational and community center in the west of Beersheba
The Artists' House in the Negev
The house stands at 55 Ha-Avot Street
The House of Sheikh Salman al-Huzayil
The house of Sheikh Salman al-Huzayil (Arabic: القصر — منزل الشيخ سلمان الهزييل) is a three-story stone house built in 1924 on a hilltop at the northwestern entrance to Rahat, east of Kibbutz Shoval
The Oil Prospectors' Camp at Mount Avnon
At the foot of Mount Avnon
The Petroleum Road
A transverse road that was paved in 1941 by the Iraq Petroleum Company
Bedouin
A-Zaarura
An unrecognized Bedouin village east of Kuseife
Abu Krinat
A Bedouin locality about four kilometers northwest of Dimona
Al-Araqib
A site in the northern Negev
Arara BaNegev
A Bedouin locality in the east of the Negev
Hura
A Bedouin locality in the northern Negev
Kfar Hanokdim
Stands in the Valley of the Zealots
Kuseife
A Bedouin locality in the east of the Negev
Lakiya
A Bedouin locality in the northern Negev
Qasr a-Sir
A Bedouin village at the foot of Mount Etzem
Rahat
A Bedouin city in the northern Negev
Rakhma
An unrecognized village in the Yeruham area
Ras Jaraba
An unrecognized village east of Dimona
Sde Brir
An area in the Arad valley
Segev Shalom
A Bedouin local council southeast of Beersheba
Tarabin a-Sana
A Bedouin locality in the northern Negev
Tel Sheva
A local council in the Southern District
The Bulbusim Sculpture
At the entrance to the city stand fourteen limestone rocks one on top of another
The Museum of Bedouin Culture — Joe Alon Center
The Museum of Bedouin Culture is located at the Joe Alon Center
Water and wells
Ben-Gurion Park and Peres Lake
In the north of Dimona
Ein Yorke'am
A seasonal spring that issues in the upper part of Nahal Hatira
Lake Yeruham
A water reservoir created by a dam in the channel of Nahal Revivim
Nahal Mamshit
An ephemeral stream in the Negev Highlands
The Bell Garden
Extends along the bank of Nahal Be'er Sheva
The Children's Park
Extends over sixty dunams in the Neve Menachem neighborhood
The Dripper Square
Stands in the Neot Lon neighborhood
The Institute for Negev Research
Founded in Beersheba in October 1957
Yeruham Dam
The dam that stops the floodwaters of Nahal Revivim and creates Lake Yeruham
Yeruham Park
A pine forest planted by the Jewish National Fund around the upper channel of Nahal Revivim
Railway
Brutalism
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Founded in 1969, and since 1974 it has carried its present name
The Beersheba Municipal Conservatory
The Beersheba municipal conservatory — by its official name the Samuel Rubin Conservatory and Academy of Music — was founded in 1961
The City Hall
The Beersheba city hall is a Brutalist building in the Civic Center of the city
The Dome Synagogue
The cross-communal synagogue Heikhal Aharon
The Drawers Building
— also called the 14-story building — is a multi-story residential building in the heart of Neighborhood Bet
The Orot Cinema
The Orot cinema stands in Neighborhood Gimel
The Pyramid Synagogue
The central synagogue for the Jews of Iraq named after Eliyahu Khalastchi
The Quarter-Kilometer Block
The Quarter-Kilometer Block, also called the Quarter-Kilometer housing estate
The Zalman Aranne Central Library
The central library of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Communities
Arad Community Center
The community center of Arad stands in the center of the city
Baba Sali Synagogue
The “Baba Sali” synagogue stands at 16 Alexander Yannai Street
Beersheba Culture Hall
The Beersheba Culture Hall is a public building on Yitzhak Rager Boulevard
Beit El Synagogue for the Immigrants from Libya
The synagogue “Beit El for the Immigrants from Libya” stands at 2 Ha-Kaf-Gimel Street
Beit El Synagogue of the Immigrants from India
The Beit El Ohel Moshe synagogue stands at 8A Sarah Aaronsohn Street
Beit Yad LaBanim
A public building in the Civic Center of Beersheba
Dimona
Stands in the eastern Negev
Dimona Theater named after Leon Edri
The Dimona Theater is a repertory theater that was established in 2009
Ezrat Ahim Baladi Synagogue
The Ezrat Ahim Baladi synagogue is the second of the two synagogues in Beersheba listed in the register of the Religious Council in the Yemenite rite
La Ghriba Synagogue
The La Ghriba synagogue stands at 4 He-Halutz Street
Maayan Haim Synagogue for the Immigrants from Georgia
The synagogue “Maayan Haim for the Immigrants from Georgia” stands at 30 Ibn Ezra Street in Beersheba
Neighborhood Dalet
In the north of Beersheba
Oni Square
Stands in Neighborhood Vav of Beersheba
Oron Cinema
The Oron cinema was inaugurated in Arad in 1980
Pride House in Beersheba
An LGBT organization active in the city and in the Negev region
Rabbi Amram Ben Diwan Synagogue
The synagogue “Rabbi Amram Ben Diwan” stands at 18 Bar Giora Street
Sha'arei Rahamim Synagogue — Bene Israel
The Sha'arei Rahamim synagogue stands on Baalei HaTosafot Street in Neighborhood Dalet
Shabazi Synagogue
The Shabazi synagogue stands in Shabazi Lane in Neighborhood Alef
Shuvu Banim Community Center for the Jews of Ethiopia
At the corner of Shaul HaMelech Street and Mivtza Uvda Street
Synagogue named after Rabbi Masoud Elkabetz
The synagogue named after Rabbi Masoud Elkabetz stands in the north of Beersheba; in the register of synagogues of the Religious Council it is listed in the Sephardi rite
Synagogue of the Bukharan Jews
At 4 Aviya HaShofet Street
Synagogue of the Immigrants from Persia, named Eretz Kdusha
The synagogue “Olei Paras, named Eretz Kdusha” stands at 13 Shabazi Lane
Synagogue of the Immigrants from Turkey
The synagogue “Olei Turkiya” stands at 27 Smilansky Street
Synagogue of the Jews from the Caucasus
On Hava Street, in the northwest of Beersheba
The “Lot's Wife” Artists' Quarter
At the western end of the industrial zone of Arad
The Arad Municipal Library
The municipal library of Arad was established about a month after the first garin arrived in the city
The Baba Elazar Court
On Cyprus Street in Neighborhood Heh sat the court of Rabbi Elazar Abuhatzeira
The Beersheba Theatre
A repertory theatre founded in 1973 as a municipal theatre
The Center for the Preservation of the Heritage of the Jews of Tunisia
Stands at the corner of Yehuda Halevi and Shimon Bar Giora streets
The Cochin Jewry Heritage Center
Located in the moshav Nevatim
The Garden of the Immigrants from Babylon
A public garden in Neighborhood Gimel of Beersheba
The Heritage Museum of the Jews of India
In the north of Dimona stands the Heritage Museum of the Jews of India
The Magen David Synagogue for the Immigrants from Babylon
The Magen David synagogue stands on Mordechai Eliash Street in Neighborhood Gimel
The Narcissus Fields
East of Dimona the Negev narcissi bloom in winter
The Neighborhood of the Community of the Hebrews
In a neighborhood in the east of Dimona lives the largest community in Israel of the Hebrews — African Hebrew Israelite Nation of Jerusalem — more than two thousand five hundred people
The Ohel of Rabbi Haim Huri
In the Old Cemetery of Beersheba stands a large ohel
The Oren Cinema
The Oren cinema stood in the north of Neighborhood Dalet
The Pride Parade in Beersheba
The pride parade in Beersheba was held for the first time under that name in June 2017
The Shofars Square
Stands in Neighborhood Yod-Alef of Beersheba
The Sivei Dimona Compound
This plot, at the entrance to Dimona
The Struma Museum
A center for the study of the clandestine immigration and a memorial museum
The Torah VeHaim Synagogue for the Immigrants from Tunisia
On Bezalel Street, in Neighborhood Bet
The Yeruham Municipal Library
The municipal library of Yeruham stands in the center of the locality
Turner Stadium
Toto Turner Stadium is the football stadium of Beersheba
Vasermil Stadium
The football stadium of Beersheba
Yeruham
Stands in the Yeruham valley
Yeruham Community Center
The community center of Yeruham stands in the center of the locality
Yeruham Hesder Yeshiva
In Yeruham a religious Zionist garin had been active since the seventies
Education
Carasso Science Park
A science museum spread over seventeen dunams on the Gustav Levan campus
David Tuviyahu Boulevard
One of the two main traffic axes of Beersheba
Gav-Yam Negev Park
An office complex for the high-tech sector
Kaye Academic College of Education
Kaye Academic College of Education
Lunada
A children's museum in the Nahal Ashan neighborhood
Renanot School
A state-religious elementary school for girls in Beersheba
Sapir High School, Yeruham
The high school of Yeruham was established in 1975 and is named after Shoshana Sapir
The Air Force Technological College, Beersheba
The Air Force Technological College in Beersheba
The Arad Tennis and Education Center
The tennis and education center of Arad opened on 1 May 1979
The Beersheba Zoo
The Beersheba zoo, which in its last years was called “Negev Zoo”
Street art
Public art
Arad Lookout
At the end of the Moab promenade
Artzieli Square
Artzieli Square, also known as the Harp Square
Chess Square
Stands on Bialik Street, in Neighborhood Bet of Beersheba
David Ben-Gurion Square
Stands on the boulevard named after him
Freedom of Movement
“Freedom of Movement” is a sculpture by Tanya Preminger
Gate of Prayers
“Gate of Prayers” is a sculpture by Marga Fishtein — the artist and curator who initiated the Sculpture Route at Hatzerim together with her husband Israel
Offering
“Offering” is a sculpture by Shlomit Averbuch
Path of Peace
In the Nitzana basin, from Tel Nitzana toward the Israel–Egypt border
Piano
“Piano” is a sculpture by Avraham Pelgi
Pictures
“Pictures” is a sculpture by David Gavrieli
Sababa
“Sababa” is a sculpture by Varda Givoli and Ilan Gelber
Ship of the Desert
“Ship of the Desert” is a sculpture by Reuven Sharaf
Sun
“Sun” is a sculpture by Yonina Lamdan
The Age of Science
At the entrance to Dimona stands "The Age of Science"
The Central Bus Station of Dimona
The central bus station of Dimona stands in the center of the city
The Guardian of the Negev
On the eastern side of Route 40
The Horses Square
Stands at the meeting of Herzl and Ha-Atzmaut streets
The Light Square
The Light Square, also called Shraga Segal Square
The Open Museum at Omer
An art museum in the industrial park of Omer
The Park for Desert Sculpture in Mitzpe Ramon
Along a kilometer and a half on the edge of the northern cliff of Makhtesh Ramon extends the Park for Desert Sculpture
The Sculpture Route at Hatzerim
The Sculpture Route is a route that goes round Kibbutz Hatzerim from the south
Tzipdag
“Tzipdag” is a sculpture by Dina Merhav
Woman in White
“Woman in White” is a sculpture by Haim Tedgi
People
Commissioner Haim Tavori Square
The square stands in the southwest of Beersheba
Navi Square
The metropolitan transport complex of Beersheba
Rager Boulevard
The main traffic axis of Beersheba
The Graves of David and Paula Ben-Gurion
On the edge of the Zin cliff
The Israeli Air Force Museum
At the Hatzerim base, west of Beersheba
Museums
Cemeteries and graves
Commemoration
HaMofet Square
HaMofet Square, known also as the Tank Square
Memorial Site for the Fallen of Israel's Wars and of Hostile Actions
The municipal memorial site of Beersheba was established in memory of the city's residents who fell in Israel's wars and in hostile actions
Monument in Memory of the Sons of Dimona, the Fallen of Israel's Wars
In the center of Dimona
Monument to the 99th Brigade in the Six-Day War
The monument to the 99th Brigade stands at Neot Hovav
Monument to the Founders of Yeruham
In the center of Yeruham stands a monument to the founders of the locality
The Garden of the Five
Around the Bulbusim sculpture, at the entrance to Arad
The Oslo Children Square
In the Ramot neighborhood, close to the elementary school named after President Herzog
The Zvika Lavi Lookout
A memorial site and observation point above the almond orchards of the Yatir region
Municipality
Beersheba Skatepark
The Beersheba skatepark is an adventure-sport complex for the hours of leisure
Ha-Tikva Pedestrian Mall
Ha-Tikva pedestrian mall passes through the Civic Center neighborhood and connects the Beersheba municipality building in the north with the Be'er Sheva Merkaz railway station in the south
Sport
Desert
Irusim Neighborhood
At the end of 2015 a new neighborhood was built in the north of Yeruham
Makhtesh Ramon
The largest erosion crater in the world: forty kilometers is its length
Makhtesh Yeruham
— formerly the Great Makhtesh, and by its geological name Makhtesh Hatira — is located about seven kilometers southeast of Yeruham
The Colored Sands
Inside Makhtesh Yeruham layers of sandstone in different colors are exposed
The Valley of the Zealots
A valley on the southern edge of the Judean Desert
Yeruham Sternbergia Reserve
The Yeruham Sternbergia Reserve extends over the Yeruham ridge in the Negev Highlands
Industry
Architecture and planning
Arad
A city in the Southern District
Avishur Quarter
The Avishur Quarter stands in the heart of Arad and represents the Israeli architecture of the 1960s
Ofek Neighborhood
In January 2015 the establishment of a new neighborhood in Yeruham was approved for deposit
Yaelim Quarter
The Yaelim Quarter was the first quarter of Arad