Shmurat Shefekh HaYarden HaTsfoni

Shmurat Shefekh HaYarden HaTsfoni is a nature reserve in , . Shmurat Shefekh HaYarden HaTsfoni is situated nearby to the village , as well as near the abandoned locality .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bethsaida and St. Peter’s house.

Archaeological site
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, also known as Julias or Julia, is a place mentioned in the New Testament. Julias lay in an administrative district known as Gaulonitis, now the Golan Heights. is situated 3 km northeast of Shmurat Shefekh HaYarden HaTsfoni.

Church
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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 , northern . is situated 3 km southwest of Shmurat Shefekh HaYarden HaTsfoni.

Ruins
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is a ruins.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Almagor and Capernahum.

Village
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is a moshav in northern . Located in the Korazim Plateau, to the north of the , it falls under the jurisdiction of Emek HaYarden Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 508.

Locality
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Capernaum was a fishing village established during the time of the Hasmoneans, located on the northern shore of the . It had a population of about 1,500 in the 1st century AD. is situated 3 km southwest of Shmurat Shefekh HaYarden HaTsfoni.

Village
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is a workers' moshav in the in northern . Located on the Korazim Plateau, it belongs to the Mevo'ot HaHermon Regional Council and HaOved HaTzioni, a part of Hanoar Hatzioni. is situated 3½ km west of Shmurat Shefekh HaYarden HaTsfoni.

Shmurat Shefekh HaYarden HaTsfoni

Latitude
32.89309° or 32° 53′ 35″ north
Longitude
35.60349° or 35° 36′ 13″ east
Elevation
-214 metres (-702 feet)
Open location code
8G4QVJV3+69
Geo­Names ID
9637056
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In Other Languages

“Shmurat Shefekh HaYarden HaTsfoni” goes by many names.
  • Hebrew: “Shemurat Shefekh HaYarden HaẔefoni”
  • Hebrew: “שמורת שפק הירדן הצפוני”

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