Bet Shean
in Northern District, Israel
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Ben Ya'akov Airport (34 mi) - Haifa International Airport (34 mi)
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Amman-Marka International Airport (46 mi) - King Hussein Air College (46 mi)
- Sde Dov Airport (49 mi)
- Ben Gurion International Airport (49 mi)
- Kiryat Shmona Airport (50 mi)
- Queen Alia International Airport (61 mi)
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Damascus International Airport (86 mi)
- Biblical Tels - Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba (Unesco heritage, 20 mi)
- Sites of Human Evolution at Mount Carmel: The Nahal Me’arot / Wadi el-Mughara Caves (Unesco heritage, 33 mi)
- Old City of Acre (Unesco heritage, 38 mi)
- Bahá’i Holy Places in Haifa and the Western Galilee (Unesco heritage, 38 mi)
- White City of Tel-Aviv -- the Modern Movement (Unesco heritage, 51 mi)
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Tyre (Unesco heritage, 56 mi) -
Birthplace of Jesus: Church of the Nativity and the Pilgrimage Route, Bethlehem (Unesco heritage, 57 mi) - Ancient City of Bosra (Unesco heritage, 57 mi)
- Palestine: Land of Olives and Vines – Cultural Landscape of Southern Jerusalem, Battir (Unesco heritage, 58 mi)
- Caves of Maresha and Bet-Guvrin in the Judean Lowlands as a Microcosm of the Land of the Caves (Unesco heritage, 71 mi)
- Miẕpé Gilboa‘ (observation point, (5 mi)
- Miẕpé Elot (observation point, (12 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 32.497 and 35.496 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 32° 29' 50" and E 35° 29' 46"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Shekel - ILS
- Spoken languages:
- Hebrew, Arabic, English
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 05:42 PM (Sunday)
- Timezone: Asia/Jerusalem
- UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:10 am and 4:36 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -27.600 and -144.317 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Area - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 4,2 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Israel.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Israel. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Delve into Bet Shean
Bet Shean in Northern District with it's 16,800 habitants is located in Israel about 53 mi (or 85 km) north of Jerusalem, the country's capital town.
Current time in Bet Shean is now 05:42 PM (Sunday). The local timezone is named Asia / Jerusalem with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 9 airports close to Bet Shean, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in Israel is Ben Ya'akov Airport in a distance of 34 mi (or 54 km), North. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Israel is Biblical Tels - Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba in a distance of 20 mi (or 31 km), West. We encountered 2 points of interest near this location.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Ash Shunah ash Shamaliyah, Dayr Abi Sa`id, At Tayyibah, Kafr Asad and `Irjan. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 21°C / 71 °F
| Morning Temperature | 15°C / 58 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 20°C / 68 °F |
| Night Temperature | 16°C / 61 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 46% |
| Air Pressure | 1016 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 9 km/h (6 mph) from East |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 66% of sky |
| General Conditions | Broken clouds |
Monday, 18th of November 2024
20°C (69 °F)
15°C (60 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, scattered clouds.
Tuesday, 19th of November 2024
19°C (67 °F)
16°C (61 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, broken clouds.
Wednesday, 20th of November 2024
20°C (69 °F)
15°C (60 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, few clouds.
Videos from this area
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The full story of Beit (Bet, Beth) She'an- A Magnificent Decapolis City (Roman & Byzantine)
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Ancient Beit She'an, Israel: a public restrooms in the Ancient Roman world
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Beit She'an Israel: a Corinthian capital of a pillar, bearing the head of the Greek god Dionysus
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Beit She'an National Park: the ancient Roman theater
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[Israel 3D] Lower Galilee (5-1) Beit Shean National Park Part2
Beit She'an national park is one of the most beautiful archaeological site of Israel, which is located on Lower Galilee near Jordan River border. See this movie on 3D format. Part1 http://youtu.b...
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[Israel 3D] Lower Galilee (5-1) Beit Shean National Park Part3
Beit She'an national park is one of the most beautiful archaeological site of Israel, which is located on Lower Galilee near Jordan River border. See this movie on 3D format. Part1 http://youtu.b...
Beit She'an Ruins, Israel -Pastor Brian Stivale
Brian Stivale shares from the historic and awe-inspiring Beit She'an Archeological Park in Israel. He teaches briefly on the grim history of the decapitation and public exhibitiion of Saul...
The full story of Tel (Tell) Beit She'an, Israel. Photographer: Cecil
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[Israel 3D] Lower Galilee (5-1) Beit Shean National Park Part1
Beit She'an national park is one of the most beautiful archaeological site of Israel, which is located on Lower Galilee near Jordan River border. See this movie on 3D format. Part1 1. Theater...
IFL Israel Tour 2014 - Beth-Shan
Saturday, March 15 - We had a service in the theater of Beth Shan, the first instrument is the Shofar. It was used in ancient Israel to announce events and to call people together. Researchers...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Shluhot
Shluhot is an Orthodox kibbutz in the Beit She'an Valley in northern Israel. Located about three kilometres south of the city of Beit She'an, it falls under the jurisdiction of Valley of Springs Regional Council.
Valley of Springs Regional Council
Valley of Springs Regional Council, known until 2008 as the Beit She'an Valley Regional Council is a regional council in northern Israel that encompasses most of the settlements in the Beit She'an Valley. The territory of the regional council is bounded by the Jezreel Valley in the west, in the north by the Lower Galilee, to the east by the Jordan River, and the south by the Jordan Valley and Samarian hills.
Ein HaNatziv
Ein HaNatziv is a kibbutz in the Bet She'an Valley in Israel. Located about three kilometers south of the ancient city of Beit She'an, it is 130 meters below sea level. The kibbutz, a member of the Religious Kibbutz Movement, has a population of 700. It falls under the jurisdiction of Valley of Springs Regional Council.
Nir David
Nir David is a kibbutz in the Beit She'an Valley in northern Israel. Founded on 10 December 1936 as Tel Amal, the first of the tower and stockade settlements, it is under the jurisdiction of Valley of Springs Regional Council.
Ein Hoga
Ein Hoga is a spring situated 4 km north-east of Bet She'an, and to the east of the Kibbutz at Hamadia. It is one of the most important sources of water in the Bet She'an valley. To the east of the spring there are the remains of a neolithic village.
Sde Nahum
Sde Nahum is a kibbutz in the Beit She'an Valley in northern Israel. Located around 4 km northwest of Beit She'an, it falls under the jurisdiction of Valley of Springs Regional Council. As of 2005, the kibbutz had a population of about 50 families and 550 people.
Umm 'Ajra
Umm 'Ajra was a Palestinian Arab village in the District of Baysan. It was depopulated by the Israel Defence Force during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War on May 31, 1948 as part of Operation Gideon. It was located 4 km south of Baysan and the 'Ayn Umm 'Ajra provided the village with water. The village had three khirbas: Tall al-Shaykh al-Simad, Hajj Makka, and Sursuq. In 1945 the village had a population of 260.
These districts belong to Bet Shean.
Other districtsThese are districts that are close by, but belong to a different city than Bet Shean.
- Hayy al Amir Hasan
- Shekhunat Ben Gurion
- Shekhunat Ge'ulim
- Hayy ar Rabadiyah
- `Iraq Wahdan
- Hayy Dayr ar Rum
- Hayy `Ayn al Qantarah
- Hayy as Simadiyah
- Hayy Dayr al Latin
- Hayy al Maqatish
- Hayy al Ba`aj
- Hayy `Isawah
- Hayy al Jami`
- Al Katrah
- Hayy ash Shabab
- Hayy al Waqf
- Harat al Haddadin
- Hayy as Sanawbar
- Mintaqat al Hawuz
- Mintaqat Abu al Ghazlan
- Al Jabal al Jadid
- `Iraq al Ba`uni
- Al Hayy al Gharbi
- Al Hayy al Janubi
- Hayy al Mu'mini
- Hayy al Madrasah
- Hayy Abu al `Ala' al Ma`arri
- Al Hayy ash Sharqi
- Mintaqat Bassat ar Rayhan
- Al Barihah
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Bet Shean.
- Ash Shunah ash Shamaliyah
- Dayr Abi Sa`id
- At Tayyibah
- Kafr Asad
- `Irjan
- Nazareth
- Kufrinjah
- Al Mazar ash Shamali
- 'Ajlun
- Dayr `Alla
- Fiq
- Irbid
- Samma ar Rawsan
- Sakhrah
- Al Hisn
- Burma
- As Subayhi
- Al Butayhah
- `Allan
- Jarash
- Ash Shajarah
- Al Mastabah
- As Salt
- Karney Shomron
- Ar Ramtha
- `Ayn al Basha
- Yarqa
- Al Fuhays
- Al Muzayrib
- Tasil
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Scythopolis, Skythopolis, Beisān, Beith Sheān, بيسان, Bet Sche’an, Beit Shean, Beth Shan, Besan, Bet She'an, Bet She’an, Beth Shean, Bet Shean, Beit She'an, Beït Shéan, Beït-Shéan, בית שאן, Bet Sze’an, Bete-Seã, Бейт-Шеан
