Beit Shemesh

Summary

Beit Shemesh is a city^[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,799 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Beit Shemesh is located in Jerusalem District^[3].
• Beit Shemesh is in the country of Israel^[4].
• Beit Shemesh's instance of is recorded as city^[5].
• Beit Shemesh's instance of is recorded as city council^[6].
• Beit Shemesh's instance of is recorded as big city^[7].
• Beit Shemesh's instance of is recorded as tell^[8].
• Beit Shemesh's twinned administrative body is recorded as Split^[9].
• Beit Shemesh's twinned administrative body is recorded as Cocoa^[10].
• Beit Shemesh's twinned administrative body is recorded as Lancaster^[11].
• Beit Shemesh's twinned administrative body is recorded as Nordhausen^[12].
• Beit Shemesh's twinned administrative body is recorded as Lhasa^[13].
• Beit Shemesh's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ramapo^[14].
• Beit Shemesh's Commons category is recorded as Beit Shemesh^[15].
• January 1, 1950 marks the founding of Beit Shemesh^[16].
• Beit Shemesh's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 31.751388888889, 'lon': 34.988611111111}^[17].
• Beit Shemesh's official website is recorded as https://www.betshemesh.muni.il/^[18].
• Beit Shemesh's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Beit Shemesh^[19].
• Beit Shemesh has a population of {'amount': '+103922'}^[20].
• Beit Shemesh has a population of {'amount': '+3000'}^[21].
• Beit Shemesh has a population of {'amount': '+6986'}^[22].
• Beit Shemesh has a population of {'amount': '+10111'}^[23].
• Beit Shemesh has a population of {'amount': '+12956'}^[24].
• Beit Shemesh has a population of {'amount': '+15700'}^[25].
• Beit Shemesh has a population of {'amount': '+20900'}^[26].
• Beit Shemesh has a population of {'amount': '+22800'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Beit Shemesh is in the country of Israel^[4]. It is located in Jerusalem District^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+103922'}^[20], {'amount': '+3000'}^[21], {'amount': '+6986'}^[22], {'amount': '+10111'}^[23], {'amount': '+12956'}^[24], and {'amount': '+15700'}^[25].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[5], city council^[6], big city^[7], and tell^[8].

History and Context

January 1, 1950 marks the founding of Beit Shemesh^[16].

Why It Matters

Beit Shemesh ranks in the top 9% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,799 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]