Water allowed people to create a settlement. During the Bronze Age, about five thousand years ago, the Egyptians built an inn here. It was made of unbaked brick, which was produced on the lime banks of the Bsor River. The Ministry of Antiquities restored the walls using ancient technologies.
Eshkol Park situated along the Besor River and springs. The wading pools become the most popular and refreshing spots in the park in the summer. All year, you can ride a bike in the park, but spring is the most beautiful time to do it. There is a fortress from the time of the Egyptian pharaohs, a Byzantine reservoir, and an English railroad. When spring bloom, the park becomes the most beautiful place in the western part of the Negev desert.