Gimel
Eastern neighbourhood towards the industrial area, with the Kalisher and Haruv absorption-centre ulpanim.
138 places
Be'er Sheva
Neighbourhoods of Be'er Sheva
What each part of Be'er Sheva is like for newcomers, with the shuls, schools, doctors and shops listed there.
City Centre
Around the Central Bus Station and Be'er Sheva Center train station, with City Hall and government offices.
65 places
Dalet
Home to Ben-Gurion University's main campus, Soroka Medical Center and the North–University train station; popular with students.
58 places
Old City
The Ottoman town laid out around 1900, with the Negev Museum of Art in the 1906 Governor's Mansion, Abraham's Well and a Chassidic shul.
52 places
Ramot
An umbrella neighbourhood of four sub-districts in the north-east, with lookouts over the city.
22 places
Alef
One of the first lettered neighbourhoods, just north of the Old City, with many small shuls.
19 places
Hey
Central neighbourhood where, according to Nefesh B'Nefesh, many observant English speakers live; houses in walkway clusters (misholim) as well as apartments.
18 places
Neve Noy
Southern neighbourhood beyond the river, home of the Maccabi Be'er Sheva sports club.
15 places
Tet
Across a small highway from Hey and, with Hey, the area Nefesh B'Nefesh names as home to many observant English speakers; about 15 minutes by bus from the centre.
14 places
Nahal Beka
Southern neighbourhood whose immigrant absorption centre gave rise to the city's large wrestling school.
1 place