Shekhunat Ben Gurion
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Sea of Galilee

The Sea of Galilee, also Kinneret, Lake of Gennesaret, or Lake Tiberias, is the largest freshwater lake in Israel, and it is approximately 53 km in circumference, about 21 km long, and 13 km wide. The lake has a total area of 166 km, and a maximum depth of approximately 43 m (141 feet). At 211.315 metres below sea level, it is the lowest freshwater lake on Earth and the second-lowest lake overall.

Located at 32.8333, 35.5833 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.240 miles away.
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Lakes of the Great Rift Valley, Lakes of Israel, Christianity in Israel, New Testament places, Hebrew Bible places, Visitor attractions in Israel, Catholic pilgrimage sites, Sacred lakes, Shrunken lakes

Near East

The Near East is a geographical term that covers different countries for geographers, archaeologists, and historians, on the one hand, and for political scientists, economists, and journalists, on the other. The term originally applied to the maximum extent of the Ottoman Empire, which had been settled to the north by the Great Turkish War of the late 17th century, ending with the Treaty of Karlowitz, June 26, 1699.

Located at 32.8, 35.6 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.239 miles away.
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Near East, Western Asia

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 3.235 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

Golani Junction

Golani Junction, known as Maskana Junction in Arabic, is a key road junction in the Lower Galilee region of northern Israel, located east of Haifa and west of Tiberias, at the intersection of highways 65 and 77. The Golani Brigade Museum commemorating the Golani Brigade is situated there. The junction experiences frequent traffic congestion on weekends and holidays when many Israelis travel to the north of the country on vacation.

Located at 32.7749, 35.4079 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.229 miles away.
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Road junctions in 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 3.237 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 3.238 miles away.
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New Testament places, Hebrew Bible places, Former populated places in Southwest Asia

Tabgha

Tabgha is an area situated on the north-western shore of the Sea of Galilee in Israel. It is the traditional site of the miracle of the multiplication of the loaves and fishes and the fourth resurrection appearance of Jesus in Christianity. Until 1948, it was the site of an Arab village. The site's name is derived from the Greek name Heptapegon ("seven springs"). St. Jerome referred to Tabgha as "the solitude" (=eremos).

Located at 32.8737, 35.549 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.240 miles away.
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Archaeological sites in Israel, Arab villages depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, District of Tiberias, New Testament places

Ohalo

Ohalo is the common designation for the archaeological site Ohalo II in the vicinity of the Sea of Galilee, and one of the best preserved hunter-gatherer archaeological sites of the Last Glacial Maximum, having been radiocarbon dated to around 19,400 BP. The site is significant because of the numerous fruit and cereal grain remains preserved therein, (intact ancient plant remains being exceedingly rare finds due to their quick decomposition).

Located at 32.7221, 35.5721 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.235 miles away.
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Archaeological sites in Israel, Neolithic, Prehistoric sites in Israel, Former populated places in Southwest Asia

Lower Galilee

The Lower Galilee, is a region within the North District of Israel. The Lower Galilee reaches from Jezreel Valley in the south to the Upper Galilee (Beit HaKerem Valley) in the north. Its eastern border is the Jordan River and the Sea of Galilee. Its western border is the Zvulun Valley and Acre. The Lower Galilee is the southern part of the Galilee. It's called "Lower" since it is less mountainous than the Upper Galilee. The peaks of the Lower Galilee raise up to 500 meters above sea level.

Located at 32.7333, 35.45 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.230 miles away.
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Regions of Israel

Emek HaYarden Regional Council

The Emek HaYarden Regional Council, is a regional council in the Jordan River Valley between the Sea of Galilee in the north and Beit She'an in the south. It was the first regional council in Israel, formed in 1949. Most of the settlements are located on Route 90 a north-south road which traverses the council's territory parallel to the Jordan River. The offices of the council are located between Degania Alef and the Tzemah Industrial Zone.

Located at 32.7058, 35.5836 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.235 miles away.
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Regional councils in Israel, Emek HaYarden Regional Council

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 3.235 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

Church of the Beatitudes

The Church of the Beatitudes is a Roman Catholic church located by the Sea of Galilee near Tabgha and Capernaum in Israel.

Located at 32.8809, 35.5558 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.241 miles away.
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Roman Catholic churches in Israel, Religious buildings completed in 1938, Churches in Israel, Catholic pilgrimage sites

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 3.233 miles away.
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Crusade places, Geography of Palestine, Geography of Israel, Archaeological sites in Israel

Ubeidiya

Tel Ubeidiya (Tel-`Ubaydiyya; תל-עובידיה; تل العبيدية), some 3 km south of Lake Tiberias, in the Jordan Rift Valley, Israel, is an archaeological site of the Pleistocene, ca. 1.5 million years ago, preserving traces of the earliest migration of Homo erectus out of Africa. The site yielded hand axes of the Acheulean type. The site was discovered in 1959 and excavated between 1960 and 1974, mainly under by Ofer Bar-Yosef and Naama Goren-Inbar.

Located at 32.6889, 35.5611 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.233 miles away.
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Paleolithic, Pleistocene, Archaeological sites in Israel, Prehistoric sites in Israel

Battle of Al-Sannabra

In the Battle of Al-Sannabra (1113), a Crusader army led by King Baldwin I of Jerusalem was defeated by a Muslim army sent by the Sultan of the Seljuk Turks and commanded by Mawdud ibn Altuntash of Mosul.

Located at 32.718, 35.5719 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.235 miles away.
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Battles of the Crusades, Battles involving the Seljuk Turks, 12th-century crusades, Conflicts in 1113

Tel Ali

Tel Ali is an archaeological site located one mile south of the Sea of Galilee, in the central Jordan Valley, Israel. It has been excavated twice. First, during the years 1955–1959, Moshe Prausnitz conducted salvage excavations on behalf of the Israel Department of Antiquities. He published only preliminary reports and most of the excavation finds remained unstudied.

Located at 32.7006, 35.5599 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.233 miles away.
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Prehistoric 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 3.233 miles away.
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Druze, Ziyarat, Tombs of biblical people, Visitor attractions in Israel

Church of the Multiplication

The Church of the Multiplication of the Loaves and Fishes, shortened to (The Church of the Multiplication), is a Roman Catholic church located in Tabgha, on the northwest shore of the Sea of Galilee in Israel. The modern church rests on the site of two earlier churches.

Located at 32.8733, 35.5486 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.240 miles away.
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Roman Catholic churches in Israel, Churches in Israel

Church of the Primacy of St. Peter

The Church of the Primacy of St. Peter is a Franciscan church located in Tabgha, Israel, on the northwest shore of the Sea of Galilee. It commemorates Jesus' reinstatement of Peter as chief among the Apostles.

Located at 32.8739, 35.5494 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.240 miles away.
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Franciscan churches, Churches in Israel, Roman Catholic churches completed in 1933, Roman Catholic churches 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 3.237 miles away.
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Arab villages depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, District of Tiberias

Tomb of Maimonides

According to Jewish tradition, the Tomb of Maimonides is located in central Tiberias, on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee, Israel. Maimonides died in Fustat, Egypt on 20 December 1204, where it is believed that he was briefly buried before being reinterred in Tiberias. The Tomb of Maimonides is one of the most important Jewish pilgrimage sites in Israel, and one of Tiberias's most visited tourist attractions.

Located at 32.79, 35.5372 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.236 miles away.
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Maimonides, Tiberias, Jewish pilgrimage sites

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 3.238 miles away.
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Rivers of Israel, Nature reserves in Israel, Archaeological sites in Israel, Prehistoric sites in Israel

Hamat Tiberias

Hamat Tiberias is an ancient archaeological site and an Israeli national park on the Tiberias-Zemach road that runs along the shore of the Kinneret to Tiberias. Second century Hammata is believed to have been built on the ruins of the biblical city of Hammath.

Located at 32.7685, 35.5485 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.236 miles away.
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National parks of Israel, Springs of Israel, Archaeological sites in Israel, 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 3.238 miles away.
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Prehistoric sites in Israel, Anthropology, Hominin fossils

Yardenit

Yardenit, also known as the Yardenit Baptismal Site, is a baptism site located along the Jordan River in the Galilee region of northern Israel, which is frequented by Christian pilgrims. The site is located south of the river's outlet from the Sea of Galilee, near Kibbutz Kvutzat Kinneret, which owns and manages the site. According to Christian tradition, the baptism of Jesus actually took place in Qasr el Yahud, north of the Dead Sea and east of Jericho.

Located at 32.7111, 35.5714 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.234 miles away.
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Jordan River basin