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| Year |  | Population | | Area | | Governorate | | Region | | State | Type | | 2007 | | 186119 | | | | Southern District | | Israel | | Israel | Israeli city | | | 1995 | | 149404 | | | | Southern District | | Israel | | Israel | Israeli city | | | 1983 | | 110813 | | | | Southern District | | Israel | | Israel | Israeli city | | | 1972 | | 85294 | | | | Southern District | | Israel | | Israel | Israeli city | | | 1961 | | 43516 | | | | Southern District | | Israel | | Israel | Israeli city | | | 1945 | | 5570 | | | | Beersheba | | Palestine | | British Mandate | Arab locale | |
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Backgrounder
Known as "Beer Sheva" in Hebrew, Israelis refer to this city as the capital of the Negev. A prominent Ottoman town during the 19th century, this city was then called the Arabic "... More
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