Map of Bet Shemesh, Israel
Bet Shemesh is a city in Jerusalem, Israel, with a population of about 124,957. It lies at 31.7307°N, 34.9929°E. The nearest city on our map is Battir, 12 km to the east.
Bet Shemesh at a glance
Country
Region
Jerusalem
Population
124,957GeoNames
Coordinates
31.7307, 34.992931°43′51″N 34°59′35″E
Time zone
Asia/JerusalemUTC+02:00 / UTC+03:00 (daylight saving time)
Local time
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Where is Bet Shemesh?
- The 15th largest city in Israel by recorded population.
- The 2nd largest city in Jerusalem on this site.
- Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
- Daylight ranges from about 10 h 04 min on the shortest day to 14 h 13 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).
Cities near Bet Shemesh
- Battir — 12 km east, Palestinian Territories
- Modi‘in Makkabbim Re‘ut — 18 km north
- Jerusalem — 22 km east
- Modiin Ilit — 23 km north
- Hebron — 24 km southeast, Palestinian Territories
- Reẖovot — 25 km northwest
- Kiryat Gat — 25 km southwest
- Lod — 26 km north
- Ramallah — 27 km northeast, Palestinian Territories
- Ness Ziona — 29 km northwest
Largest cities in Jerusalem
- Jerusalem — 971,800
- Modiin Ilit — 76,374
Largest cities in Israel
- Jerusalem — 971,800
- Tel Aviv — 432,892
- Haifa — 285,316
- Rishon LeTsiyyon — 258,535
- Petaẖ Tiqva — 253,529
- Netanya — 228,204
- Ashdod — 226,838
- Bnei Brak — 214,444
- H̱olon — 196,282
- Beersheba — 186,600
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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.