Migdal 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 0 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

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 4 miles away.
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Crusade places, Geography of Palestine, Geography of Israel, Archaeological sites 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 1 miles away.
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Arab villages depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, District of Tiberias

Nahal Amud

The Nahal Amud, also known as the Wadi Amud, is a stream in the Upper Galilee that spills into the Sea of Galilee. The stream's source, Ramat Dalton, is located 800 meters above sea level. Its drainage basin includes the peaks of Mount Canaan (955 meters) and Mount Meron (1,204 meters) and flows south through eastern Galilee to the northwest part of the Sea of Galilee - a height of less than 200 meters below sea level.

Located at 32.8809, 35.5033 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Rivers of Israel, Nature reserves in Israel, Archaeological sites in Israel, Prehistoric sites in Israel

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 2 miles away.
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Prehistoric sites in Israel, Anthropology, Hominin fossils