Be'er Ya'akov

Be'er Ya'akov (, lit. Jacob's Well) is a town with local council status in the central Israel, near Ness Ziona and Rishon Lezion.
Be'er Ya'akov has an area of 8,580 dunams (~8.6 km²). In December 2006, it had a population of 9,400.Be'er Ya'akov was founded in 1907 by Jewish immigrants from Dagestan. It achieved local council status in 1949. 
Be'er Ya'akov was named after Ya'akov Yitzhaki, a rabbi and Jewish pioneer.
Two hospitals are located in Be'er Ya'akov: Asaf HaRofe Hospital (near Tzrifin), and Shmuel HaRofe Geriatric Hospital. 
==Sport==
* Maccabi Be'er Ya'akov is the local football club.
* Maccabi Be'er Ya'akov B.C. is the local basketball club. playing in Liga Leumit, the second tier.
==Transport==
Be'er Ya'akov is served by the Be'er Ya'akov Railway Station, for trains on the Binyamina-Ashkelon line.
==References==
Be'er Ya'akov
cs:Beer Ja'akov
he:באר יעקב
pl:Beer Ya'aqov
ru:Беер-Яаков