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The Old City
The modern city was laid out by the Ottomans around 1900. The Negev Museum of Art is in the Governor's Mansion of 1906, and the Negev Artists House shows art connected to the Negev in a Mandate-era building. Nearby are Abraham's Well International Visitors' Center, built around a well at least 800 years old, and the old Turkish railway station. The Be'er Sheva ANZAC Memorial Centre recalls the Battle of Beersheba of 1917, when the Australian Light Horse took the town. Biblical Be'er Sheva, Tel Be'er Sheva, is about 4 km outside the modern city.
Parks
The Be'er Sheva River Park turned a polluted riverbed into a riverfront park along about 8 km, with a boating lake and a 12,000-seat amphitheatre. Midbarium, a desert zoo and amusement park, opened in 2024. See all parks.
Culture
The city is home to the Israel Sinfonietta (founded 1973) and the Be'er Sheva Theatre (1973); the Light Opera Group of the Negev puts on a musical in English every year. See arts and culture.
Sport
Hapoel Be'er Sheva plays top-flight football at Turner Stadium and has won the Israeli championship five times. The city is also Israel's chess capital.
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