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Beit Shemesh is a city located in Israel, situated between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. It has grown significantly in recent decades and serves as a residential center in the central part of the country.
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- Locality
- בית שמש
- Region
- מחוז ירושלים
- Country
- ישראל
- Population
- 124,957
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Beit Shemesh (Hebrew: בֵּית שֶׁמֶשׁ, lit. 'House of the Sun') is a city located approximately 30 kilometres (19 mi) west of Jerusalem in Israel's Jerusalem District. A center of Haredi Judaism and Modern Orthodoxy, Beit Shemesh had a population of 176,786 as of 2024.
The city is named after Beth Shemesh, a Biblical city of the territory of the Tribe of Judah, and located near Tel Beit Shemesh / Ain Shams, an archeological site with remains going back to an Bronze age Canaanite settlement.