H̱amam in Northern District
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Arab al-Mawasi massacre

On November 2, 1948, two squads of Israeli Defence Forces soldiers captured an encampment of Bedouins at 'Arab al-Mawasi in the eastern Galilee. While some soldiers guarded the Arabs, others went to a nearby hilltop where the headless bodies of two Israeli soldiers were found. In retaliation, the Arabs' dwellings were destroyed and 15 or 16 adult males were shot, 14 of whom died. Unusually, the Arab oral history and the IDF archives agree on the number of dead.

Located at 32.8331, 35.4819 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Battles and operations of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, Military operations of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, Massacres in Israel during the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, Massacres committed by Israel

Magdala

Magdala is the name of at least two places in ancient Israel mentioned in the Jewish Talmud and one place that may be mentioned in the Christian New Testament. Magdala was also a high stronghold in Ethiopia that was taken on April 13, 1868, by Sir Robert Napier, created Baron Napier of Magdala.

Located at 32.8392, 35.5075 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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New Testament places, New Testament Aramaic words and phrases, Talmud places

Gennesaret

Gennesaret, Gennesareth or Ginosar, ("a garden of riches") was a town alloted to the tribe of Naphtali, called "Kinnereth", sometimes in the plural form "Kinneroth" . In later times the name was gradually changed to Genezareth, Genezar and Gennesaret. No trace of the Gennesaret city remains. Flavius Josephus refers to the area as having very rich soil. This city stood on the northwestern shore of the lake to which it gave its name: Lake of Gennesaret.

Located at 32.8606, 35.5072 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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New Testament places, Hebrew Bible places, Former populated places in Southwest Asia

1938 Tiberias pogrom

The Tiberias pogrom took place on October 2, 1938 during the 1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine, in the city of Tiberias. Tiberias was then located in the British Mandate of Palestine and today is located in the State of Israel.

Located at 32.789, 35.524 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Mass murder in 1938, 1938 riots, 1938 crimes, Arab–Israeli conflict, Riots and civil disorder in Israel and Palestine, Terrorism in Mandatory Palestine, Massacres in Palestine, Antisemitism in Israel, Anti-Jewish pogroms by Muslims, Tiberias, Terrorist incidents in the 1930s

Horns of Hattin

Horns of Hattin is an extinct volcano with twin peaks overlooking the plains of Hattin in the Lower Galilee, Israel.

Located at 32.8, 35.4594 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Crusade places, Geography of Palestine, Geography of Israel, Archaeological sites in Israel

Nabi Shu'ayb

Nabi Shu'aib (also transliterated Nabi Shoaib, meaning "the Prophet Jethro") is the name used in English to refer to a site in the destroyed village of Hittin not far from Tiberias, where the tomb of the Islamic prophet Shuaib (Biblical Jethro) is believed to be located. A central figure in the Druze religion, the tomb of Nabi Shuaib, has been a site of annual pilgrimage for the Druze for centuries.

Located at 32.8077, 35.4551 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Druze, Ziyarat, Tombs of biblical people, Visitor attractions in Israel

Ghuwayr Abu Shusha

Ghuwayr Abu Shusha was a Palestinian Arab village in the District of Tiberias. It was depopulated during the 1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine on April 21, 1948. It was located 8 km north of Tiberias, nearby Wadi Rubadiyya. In 1945, it had a population of 1,240. A shrine for a local sage known as al-Shaykh Muhammad remains. The village also contained Khirbat Abu Shusha, which had the ruins of water-powered mills.

Located at 32.8535, 35.5094 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Arab villages depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, District of Tiberias

Mugharet el-Zuttiyeh

Mugharet el-Zuttiyeh ("Cave of the Robbers") is a prehistoric archaeology site in Galilee, Israel. It is situated 0.8 km from the Nahal Amud outlet, approximately 30 m above the wadi bed (148 m below sea level). It was found to house a fossil today known as the "Galilee skull" and "Galilee Man". The skull is the first ancient fossilised hominid found in Western Asia. It's taxonomy is that of H. heidelbergensis.

Located at 32.8558, 35.5272 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Prehistoric sites in Israel, Anthropology, Hominin fossils