๐ฎ๐ฑ Be'er Ya'akov (ืึฐึผืึตืจ ืึทืขึฒืงึนืโ) is a city in central Israel, near Ness Ziona and Rishon LeZion.
History Be'er Ya'akov was established in 1907 on 2,000 dunams of land purchased by a company headed by Meir Dizengoff from a Lutheran German colony the previous year. It was divided into two sectors, one for immigrants from Russia, Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, Argentina, and Iran, and the other for Mountain Jews from Dagestan. It was named after Yaakov Yitzhaki, a rabbi and pioneer from the Mountain Jewish community. Yitzhaki headed the Mountain Jewish pioneers who settled there.
In 1909, there were 25 families living in Be'er Ya'akov, and tensions between the Ashkenazi and Dagestani families. In 1910, the first elementary school was established. According to a census conducted in 1922 by the British Mandate authorities, Be'er Ya'akov had 131 inhabitants, which had increased in the 1931 census to 265 residents in 58 houses. By 1947, it had a population of 400. It achieved local council status in 1949.
During the 1948 ArabโIsraeli War, and until the Israeli capture of Ramla in July 1948, Be'er Ya'akov was on 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.
In 2017, a plan was approved to build on the land vacated by the Tzrifin military bases which are being relocated to the Negev. The plan envisions Be'er Ya'akov with a population of 100,000. Be'er Ya'akov is currently undergoing a construction boom, with numerous residential and commercial developments planned or under construction, along with numerous schools and daycare centres, cultural institutions, and a 1,000-seat sports arena. A metro system for the city which will terminate at Ben Gurion International Airport is also planned, with work scheduled to commence in 2028.
Economy IAI's MLM Division, Israel's main missile assembly facility is located in the south of Be'er Ya'akov. The Jericho and Arrow missiles and the Shavit launch vehicle are assembled there. The facility area is situated east of Diezengoff Street.
Healthcare Two hospitals are located in Be'er Ya'akov: Yitzhak Shamir Medical Center (near Tzrifin), and Shmuel HaRofe Geriatric Hospital.
Sport โข Maccabi Be'er Ya'akov is the local football club. โข Maccabi Be'er Ya'akov B.C., the local basketball club, plays in Liga Leumit, the second tier.
Transport Be'er Ya'akov is served by the Be'er Ya'akov Railway Station, for trains on the Binyamina-Ashkelon line.
Be'er Ya'akov has a population of over 27,768 people. Be'er Ya'akov also forms part of the wider Gush Dan metropolitan area which has a population of over 4,055,000 people. Be'er Ya'akov is situated 4 km south-east of Rishon LeZion.
Twin Towns - Sister Cities Be'er Ya'akov has links with:
๐ฉ๐ช Bad Oldesloe, Germany๐ฎ๐ฑ Nes Ziyyona 31.933
๐ฎ๐ฑ Rishon LeTsiyyon 31.95
๐ฎ๐ฑ Rishon LeZiyyon 31.958
๐ฎ๐ฑ Rishon LeZion 31.958
๐ฒ๐ฆ Errachidia 31.917
๐ฎ๐ฑ Modiโin Makkabbim Reโut 31.9
๐ฎ๐ฑ Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut 31.887
๐ฎ๐ฑ Rishon LeZion 34.811
๐ฎ๐ฑ Rishon LeZiyyon 34.811
๐ฎ๐ฑ Nes Ziyyona 34.8
๐ฎ๐ฑ Rishon LeTsiyyon 34.8
Locations Near: Be'er Ya'akov 34.8333,31.9333
๐ฎ๐ฑ Rishon LeZiyyon 34.811,31.958 d: 3.4
๐ฎ๐ฑ Rishon LeZion 34.811,31.958 d: 3.4
๐ฎ๐ฑ Nes Ziyyona 34.8,31.933 d: 3.1
๐ฎ๐ฑ Rishon LeTsiyyon 34.8,31.95 d: 3.6
๐ฎ๐ฑ Rehovot 34.8,31.883 d: 6.4
๐ฎ๐ฑ Lod 34.893,31.949 d: 5.9
๐ฎ๐ฑ Holon 34.775,32.011 d: 10.3
๐ฎ๐ฑ Yavnรฉ 34.733,31.883 d: 11
Antipodal to: Be'er Ya'akov -145.167,-31.933
๐ต๐ซ Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 18354.3
๐ฆ๐ธ Pago Pago -170.701,-14.279 d: 16763.7
๐น๐ด Nuku'alofa -175.216,-21.136 d: 16807.4
๐ผ๐ธ Apia -171.76,-13.833 d: 16645.1
๐บ๐ธ Hilo -155.089,19.725 d: 14174.4
๐บ๐ธ Maui -156.446,20.72 d: 14038.3
๐บ๐ธ Kahului -156.466,20.891 d: 14019.2
๐บ๐ธ Maui County -156.617,20.868 d: 14018.6