Tel Beer Sheva National Park

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Tel Beer Sheva National Park is located east of the modern city of Beer Sheva near the communities of Omer and Tel Sheva. The mound represents an urban ruling center from the biblical period in the southern part of the country, where excavations revealed a system of walls and gates along with public and residential buildings, a storehouse , water systems and more. Tel Beer Sheva was declared a national park in 1986, covering a total area of 180 dunams (about 44.5 acres). In 2005, UNESCO listed the biblical tels, including Tel Beer Sheva, as a World Heritage Site.