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Be'er Ya'akov (Hebrew: בְּאֵר יַעֲקֹב, lit. Jacob's Well) is a town with local council status in the central Israel, near Ness Ziona and Rishon Lezion.
Be'er Ya'akov has an area of 8,580 dunams (~8.6 km²). In December 2006, it had a population of 9,400.[1] Be'er Ya'akov was founded in 1907 by Jewish immigrants from Dagestan. In 1947, it had a population of 400. It achieved local council status in 1949.
Be'er Ya'akov was named after Ya'akov Yitzhaki, a rabbi and Jewish pioneer.
During the 1948 Arab-Israeli war, and until the Israeli capture of Ramla in July 1948, Be'er Ya'akov was in the frontline. 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.
Two hospitals are located in Be'er Ya'akov: Asaf HaRofe Hospital (near Tzrifin), and Shmuel HaRofe Geriatric Hospital.
Be'er Ya'akov has an area of 8,580 dunams (~8.6 km²). In December 2006, it had a population of 9,400.[1] Be'er Ya'akov was founded in 1907 by Jewish immigrants from Dagestan. In 1947, it had a population of 400. It achieved local council status in 1949.
Be'er Ya'akov was named after Ya'akov Yitzhaki, a rabbi and Jewish pioneer.
During the 1948 Arab-Israeli war, and until the Israeli capture of Ramla in July 1948, Be'er Ya'akov was in the frontline. 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.
Two hospitals are located in Be'er Ya'akov: Asaf HaRofe Hospital (near Tzrifin), and Shmuel HaRofe Geriatric Hospital.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Be'er_Ya'akov
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Coordinates: 31°56'17"N 34°50'14"E
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- Industrial zone 4.5 km
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- Na'an 6.4 km
- Nesharim Interchange 6.6 km
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