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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Ruin
- Description: former village on the south end of Lake Tiberias
- Also known as: “Kefar Tsemah”, “Samakh, Tiberias”, “Tsemah”, “Tsemaḥ”, “Tzemah”, and “Ẕemaẖ”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Beit Gabriel and Zemah railway station.
Beit Gabriel
Public building
Photo: Hanay, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Beit Gabriel is a public building, which is situated 1 km northeast of Samakh.
Zemah railway station
Historic site
Photo: Ovedc, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Zemah railway station is a historic site, which is situated 1 km northeast of Samakh.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Degania Bet and Degania Alef.
Degania Bet
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Degania Bet is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located to the south of the Sea of Galilee adjacent to Degania Alef, it falls under the jurisdiction of Emek HaYarden Regional Council. Degania Bet was established in 1920. As of 2023, it had a population of 764.
Degania Alef
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Degania Alef is a kibbutz in northern Israel. The Jewish community was founded in 1910, making it the earliest Labor Zionist farming commune in Palestine.
Beit Zera
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Beit Zera is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located on the southern shore of the Sea of Galilee, it falls under the jurisdiction of Emek HaYarden Regional Council. As of 2023 it had a population of 756.
Samakh
- Categories: town, depopulated Palestinian village, human settlement, village, former settlement, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Northern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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In Other Languages
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