Magdala
Magdala was an ancient Jewish city on the shore of the Sea of Galilee, 5 km north of Tiberias. In the Babylonian Talmud it is known as Magdala Nunayya, and which some historical geographers think may refer to Tarichaea.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Ruin
- Description: ancient city, biblical location
- Also known as: “El Majdal”, “El Mejdel”, “Magdal”, “Majdal”, “Medjdel”, and “Mejdel”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mount Arbel and Migdal Synagogue.
Mount Arbel
Peak
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Mount Arbel is a mountain in the Lower Galilee near Tiberias in Israel, with high cliffs, views of Mount Hermon and the Golan Heights, a cave-fortress, and ruins of an ancient synagogue.
Migdal Synagogue
Archaeological site
Photo: AVRAMGR, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Migdal Synagogue or Magdala Synagogue is an ancient former Jewish synagogue, discovered at the ancient city of Magdala, close to the shore of the Sea of Galilee, in northeastern Israel. Migdal Synagogue is situated 1 km north of Magdala.
Villa Melchett
Residential building
Photo: Hanay, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Villa Melchett is a residential building, which is situated 2 km north of Magdala.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kefar Hittim and חמאם.
Kefar Hittim
Village
Photo: Danny Gershoni, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kfar Hittim is a moshav shitufi in northern Israel. Located on a hill 3 km west of Tiberias, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lower Galilee Regional Council.
חמאם
Village
Photo: Owenglyndur, CC BY 4.0.
Wadi al-Hammam, or Wadi Hamam, is an Arab village in northern Israel, located near the Sea of Galilee, at the foot of Mount Nitai and across the Wadi Hamam valley from Mount Arbel. חמאם is situated 3 km northwest of Magdala.
Migdal
Village
Photo: אסף.צ, Public domain.
Migdal is a town in the Northern District of Israel. It was founded in 1910, and granted local council status in 1949. In 2023 it had a population of 2,171. Migdal is situated 3 km northwest of Magdala.
Magdala
- Categories: human settlement, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Northern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“Magdala” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “قرية مريم المجدلية”
- Breton: “Magdala”
- Catalan: “Magdala”
- Chinese: “抹大拉”
- Chinese: “马格达拉”
- Czech: “Magdala”
- Danish: “Magdala”
- Danish: “Migdal”
- Dutch: “Magdala”
- Egyptian Arabic: “قرية مريم المجدليه”
- Finnish: “Magdala”
- French: “Magdala”
- Georgian: “მაგდალა”
- German: “Magdala”
- German: “Migdal”
- Greek: “Μάγδαλα”
- Hebrew: “טריכי”
- Hebrew: “טריכיי”
- Hebrew: “מגדלא”
- Hungarian: “Magdala”
- Indonesian: “Magdala”
- Irish: “Magdala”
- Italian: “Magdala”
- Japanese: “マグダラ”
- Korean: “막달라”
- Latvian: “Magdala”
- Official Aramaic (700-300 BCE): “ܡܓܕܠܐ”
- Persian: “مجدله”
- Polish: “Magdala”
- Portuguese: “Magdala”
- Russian: “Магдала”
- Serbian: “Магдала”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Magdala”
- Spanish: “Magdala”
- Swedish: “Magdala”
- Turkish: “Magdala”
- Turkish: “Mecdel”
- Ukrainian: “Магдала”
- Urdu: “مگدالا”
- “Magdala”
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