Qever Rabbi Aqiva
Qever Rabbi Aqiva is a tomb in Northern District, Israel. Qever Rabbi Aqiva is situated nearby to the memorial Tomb of Maimonides, as well as near the village Mitzpa.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tomb of Maimonides and Capture of Tiberias.
Tomb of Maimonides
Memorial
Photo: Almog, Public domain.
According to Jewish tradition, the Tomb of Maimonides is located in Tiberias, Israel. Although Maimonides, a Sephardic Jew, died in Fustat, Egypt, on 12 December 1204, it is believed that he was only briefly buried in Fustat before being reinterred in Tiberias. Tomb of Maimonides is situated 730 metres east of Qever Rabbi Aqiva.
Capture of Tiberias
Battlefield
Photo: George Washington Lambert, Public domain.
The Capture of Tiberias took place on 25 September 1918 during the Battle of Sharon which together with the Battle of Nablus formed the set piece Battle of Megiddo fought between 19 and 25 September in the last months of the Sinai and Palestine Campaign of the First World War. Capture of Tiberias is situated 1½ km northwest of Qever Rabbi Aqiva.
St. Peter Church
Church
Photo: Almog, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The St. Peter's Church is a religious building belonging to the Catholic Church which is next to a monastery in Tiberias, a town on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee, in the Lower Galilee, in northern District of Israel. St. Peter Church is situated 1¼ km east of Qever Rabbi Aqiva.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tiberias and Mitzpa.
Tiberias
Photo: Юкатан, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tiberias is a city on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee in northern Israel. A major Jewish center during Late Antiquity, it has been considered since the 16th century one of Judaism's Four Holy Cities, along with Jerusalem, Hebron, and Safed.
Mitzpa
Village
Photo: Asafsagi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mitzpa is a moshava in the Lower Galilee Regional Council, Israel. Located next to the Sea of Galilee and Tiberias, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lower Galilee Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 158.
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. Kefar Hittim is situated 3 km northwest of Qever Rabbi Aqiva.
Qever Rabbi Aqiva
- Type: Tomb
- Also known as: “Kever Rabbi Akiva”
- Category: burial
- Location: Northern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32.78965° or 32° 47′ 23″ northLongitude
35.52944° or 35° 31′ 46″ eastElevation
-97 metres (-318 feet)Open location code
8G4QQGQH+VQGeoNames ID
8140102
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In Other Languages
“Qever Rabbi Aqiva” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “קבר רבי עקיבא”
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