Be'er Ya'akov
Be'er Ya'akov
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| Hebrew transcription(s) | ||
| • ISO 259 | Bˀer Yaˁqob | |
| • Also spelled | Be'er Ya'aqov (official) | |
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  Be'er Ya'akov | ||
| Coordinates: 31°56′33.14″N 34°50′1.5″E / 31.9425389°N 34.833750°ECoordinates: 31°56′33.14″N 34°50′1.5″E / 31.9425389°N 34.833750°E | ||
| District | Central | |
| Founded | 1907 | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Local council (from 1949) | |
| • Head of Municipality | Nissim Gozlan | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 8,580 dunams (8.58 km2 or 3.31 sq mi) | |
| Population (2014)[1] | ||
| • Total | 17,609 | |
| Name meaning | Jacob's well | |
Be'er Ya'akov (Hebrew: בְּאֵר יַעֲקֹב, lit. Jacob's Well; Arabic: بئر يعقوب) is a town with local council status in central Israel, near Ness Ziona and Rishon Lezion. The town has an area of 8,580 dunams (~8.6 km²),[2] and had a population of 17,609 in 2014.
History
Established in 1907, Be'er Ya'akov was named after Ya'akov Yitzhaki, a rabbi and Jewish pioneer.[3] By 1947 it had a population of 400.[4] It achieved local council status in 1949.
During the 1948 Arab–Israeli war, and until the Israeli capture of Ramla in July 1948, Be'er Ya'akov was in the front line. The population at that time was evacuated and a new settlement, Be'er Shalom, was established nearby by members of Kibbutz Buchenwald, the first pioneer training group formed in post-World War II Germany.[5][6]
Two hospitals are located in Be'er Ya'akov: Assaf HaRofeh Hospital (near Tzrifin), and Shmuel HaRofe Geriatric Hospital.
Sports
- Maccabi Be'er Ya'akov is the local football club.
- Maccabi Be'er Ya'akov B.C., the local basketball club, plays in Liga Leumit, the second tier.
Transportation
Be'er Ya'akov is served by the Be'er Ya'akov Railway Station, for trains on the Binyamina-Ashkelon line.
References
- ↑ 2014 populations Israel Central Bureau of Statistics
- ↑ "Local Authorities in Israel 2005, Publication #1295 - Municipality Profiles - Be'er Ya'akov" (PDF) (in Hebrew). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2008-04-09.
- ↑ HaReuveni, Immanuel (1999). Lexicon of the Land of Israel (in Hebrew). Miskal - Yedioth Ahronoth Books and Chemed Books. p. 76. ISBN 965-448-413-7.
- ↑ Jewish National Fund (1949). Jewish Villages in Israel. Jerusalem: Hamadpis Liphshitz Press. p. 14.
- ↑ Jewish National Fund, p191
- ↑ Kibbutz Buchenwald, Judy Baumel Bar Ilan University
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