Be'er Ya'aqov
Encyclopedia
Be'er Ya'akov 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 dunam
s (~8.6 km²). In December 2006, it had a population of 9,400.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 of 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.
, for trains on the Binyamina-Ashkelon
line.
Local council (Israel)
Local councils are one of the three types of local government found in Israel, with the other two being cities and regional councils. As of 2003, there were 144 local councils in Israel, these being settlements which pass a minimum threshold enough to justify their operations as independent...
status in the central
Center District (Israel)
The Central District of Israel is one of six administrative districts, including most of the Sharon region. The district capital is Ramla. It is further divided into 4 sub-districts: Petah Tikva, Ramla, Sharon and Rehovot. The district's largest city is Rishon LeZion. Its population as of 2008 was...
Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
, near Ness Ziona
Ness Ziona
Ness Ziona is a city in central Israel founded in 1883. At the end of 2009 the city had a total population of 38,100, and its jurisdiction was 15,579 dunams.-Nahalat Reuben:...
and Rishon Lezion.
Be'er Ya'akov has an area of 8,580 dunam
Dunam
A dunam or dönüm, dunum, donum, dynym, dulum was a non-SI unit of land area used in the Ottoman Empire and representing the amount of land that can be plowed in a day; its value varied from 900–2500 m²...
s (~8.6 km²). In December 2006, it had a population of 9,400.Be'er Ya'akov was founded in 1907 by Jewish immigrants from Dagestan
Dagestan
The Republic of Dagestan is a federal subject of Russia, located in the North Caucasus region. Its capital and the largest city is Makhachkala, located at the center of Dagestan on the Caspian Sea...
. 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
1948 Arab-Israeli War
The 1948 Arab–Israeli War, known to Israelis as the War of Independence or War of Liberation The war commenced after the termination of the British Mandate for Palestine and the creation of an independent Israel at midnight on 14 May 1948 when, following a period of civil war, Arab armies invaded...
, and until the Israeli capture of Ramla
Ramla
Ramla , is a city in central Israel. The city is predominantly Jewish with a significant Arab minority. Ramla was founded circa 705–715 AD by the Umayyad Caliph Suleiman ibn Abed al-Malik after the Arab conquest of the region...
in July of 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
Tzrifin
Tzrifin is an area in Gush Dan in central Israel, located on the eastern side of Rishon LeZion and including parts of Be'er Ya'akov. The area proper is defined as an 'area without jurisdiction' between the two cities....
), 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 basketballBasketballBasketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
club, plays in Liga LeumitLiga Leumit (basketball)Liga Leumit is the second tier of league basketball competition in Israel, below the Israeli Basketball Super League.-League system:The league contains 14 clubs that compete in a home-and-away round-robin. At the end of the season, the top eight clubs advance to the play-offs. The first round is...
, the second tier.
Transportion
Be'er Ya'akov is served by the Be'er Ya'akov Railway StationBe'er Ya'akov Railway Station
Be'er Ya'akov railway station, is a railway station in the Israeli town of Be'er Ya'akov, the station is located at the southern end of the town, roughly 2 miles east of Ness Ziona and 2.5 miles south east of Rishon LeZion.-Access:...
, for trains on the Binyamina-Ashkelon
Ashkelon
Ashkelon is a coastal city in the South District of Israel on the Mediterranean coast, south of Tel Aviv, and north of the border with the Gaza Strip. The ancient seaport of Ashkelon dates back to the Neolithic Age...
line.