Amnun
Amnun is a workers' moshav in the Upper Galilee in northern Israel. Located on the Korazim Plateau, it belongs to the Mevo'ot HaHermon Regional Council and HaOved HaTzioni, a part of Hanoar Hatzioni.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Korazim and Domus Galilee.
Korazim
Ruins
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Chorazin or Korazim was an ancient village in the Roman and Byzantine periods, best known from the Christian Gospels. It stood on the Korazim Plateau in the Upper Galilee on a hill above the northern shore of the Sea of Galilee, 2.5 mi from Capernaum in what is now the territory of modern Israel.
Domus Galilee
Church
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Domus Galilaeae or House of Galilee, located on the peak of Mount of Beatitudes, above and north of Capernaum and the Sea of Galilee, is a Christian meeting place used for seminars and conventions, run by the Neocatechumenal Way.
St. Peter’s house
Church
Photo: Berthold Werner, Public domain.
St. Peter's Church, also called the Pilgrimage Church of St. Peter in Capernaum, is a modern Catholic pilgrimage church found in the archaeological site of Capernaum, northern Israel. St. Peter’s house is situated 2½ km south of Amnun.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Korazim and Capernahum.
Korazim
Village
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Korazim is a community settlement in northern Israel. Located on the Korazim plateau to the north of the Sea of Galilee, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mevo'ot HaHermon Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 487.
Capernahum
Locality
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Capernaum was a fishing village established during the time of the Hasmoneans, located on the northern shore of the Sea of Galilee. It had a population of about 1,500 in the 1st century AD. Capernahum is situated 2½ km south of Amnun.
Mount of Beatitudes
Locality
Photo: Codas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Mount of Beatitudes is a hill in northern Israel, in the Korazim Plateau. It is the traditional site of Jesus' Sermon on the Mount. Mount of Beatitudes is situated 3 km southwest of Amnun.
Amnun
- Type: Village with 313 residents
- Description: human settlement in Israel
- Categories: moshav, human settlement, and locality
- Location: Northern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32.90435° or 32° 54′ 16″ northLongitude
35.57051° or 35° 34′ 14″ eastPopulation
313Elevation
25 metres (82 feet)Inception
1983Open location code
8G4QWH3C+P6OpenStreetMap ID
node 372902583OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Turkish—“Amnun” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Amnun”
- French: “Amnun”
- Hebrew: “אמנון”
- Irish: “Amnun”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Amnun”
- Persian: “امنان”
- Polish: “Amnon”
- Polish: “Amnun”
- Russian: “Амнун”
- Turkish: “Amnun”
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