Samakh

Samakh was a Palestinian Arab village at the south end of Lake Tiberias in Ottoman Galilee and later Mandatory Palestine. It was the site of battle in 1918 during World War I.
Wikipedia
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  • Ruin
  • …lies at an elevation of -199 metres (-653 feet)
  • Description: former village on the south end of Lake Tiberias
  • Also known as
    “Kefar Tsemah”
    “Samakh, Tiberias”
    “Tsemaḥ”
    “Tzemah”
    “Ẕemaẖ”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Beit Gabriel and Zemah railway station.

Public building
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is a public building, which is situated 1 km northeast of Samakh.

Historic site
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is a historic site, which is situated 1 km northeast of Samakh.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Degania Bet and Degania Alef.

Village
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is a kibbutz in northern .

Village
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is a kibbutz in northern Israel.

Village
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is a kibbutz in northern .

Samakh

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Latitude
32.7° or 32° 42′ north
Longitude
35.58333° or 35° 35′ east
Open location code
8G4QPH2M+28
Geo­Names ID
293650
Wiki­data ID
Q2908710

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Samakh” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “سمخ”
  • Asturian: “Samakh”
  • Catalan: “Samakh”
  • Chinese: “塞迈赫”
  • French: “Samakh”
  • Hebrew: “משטרת צמח”
  • Hebrew: “סמח‘”
  • Hebrew: “צמח”
  • Japanese: “サマフ”
  • Persian: “سمخ”
  • Polish: “Samach”
  • Polish: “Samakh”
  • Portuguese: “Samakh”
  • Russian: “Самах”
  • Russian: “Цемах”
  • Urdu: “سمخ، طبریہ”

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Localities in the Area

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Nearby Places

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