Middle East
Israel
Northern District

Beth Shearim

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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: archaeological site and national park in Israel
  • Also known as: “Beit She’arim National Park”, “Beit She’arim necropolis”, “Beit She’arim Necropolis”, “Beit She`arim”, “Beit Shearim”, and “Gan Le’ummi Bet She`arim”
Photo: Davidbena, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Hanay, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Davidbena, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Davidbena, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cave of Rabbi Yehuda Hanasi and Alexander Zayid.

Tomb
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is a tomb.

Memorial
Photo: Hanay, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a memorial.

Library
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Beit Zaid and Kfar Tikva.

Village
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is a moshav in northern . Located near , it falls under the jurisdiction of Jezreel Valley Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 80.

Village
Kfar Tikvah is a kibbutz-style village near , for people with disabilities.

Village
Photo: Ravit, Public domain.
Sde Ya'akov is a religious moshav in northern Israel. Located near , it falls under the jurisdiction of Jezreel Valley Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 1,102.

Beth Shearim

Latitude
32.70377° or 32° 42′ 14″ north
Longitude
35.12924° or 35° 7′ 45″ east
Elevation
92 metres (302 feet)
Open location code
8G4QP43H+GM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 278475811
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
9997490
Wiki­data ID
Q830805
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Beth Shearim” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “متنزه بيت شعاريم”
  • Catalan: “Bet Xearim”
  • Cebuano: “Gan Le’ummi Bet She‘arim”
  • Cebuano: “H̱orbat Bet She‘arim”
  • Chinese: “貝特沙瑞姆大型公墓”
  • Croatian: “Bet She’arim”
  • Czech: “Beit She’arim”
  • Czech: “Beit Shearim”
  • Czech: “Bejt Še’arim”
  • Czech: “Bejt Šearim”
  • Czech: “Národní park Bejt Še’arim”
  • Dutch: “Bet She’arim”
  • Dutch: “Bet Shearim”
  • Dutch: “Bet Sjeariem”
  • Dutch: “Beth She’arim”
  • Dutch: “Beth Shearim”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “متنزه بيت شعاريم”
  • French: “Beit-Shearim”
  • French: “Beït-Shéarim”
  • French: “Beth Shéarim”
  • Georgian: “ბეით-შეარიმის ეროვნული პარკი”
  • German: “Bet Sche’arim”
  • German: “Bet Schearim”
  • German: “Bet She’arim”
  • German: “Bet-Sche’arim-Nationalpark”
  • German: “Beth Shearim”
  • Hebrew: “Gan Le’ummi Bet She‘arim”
  • Hebrew: “בית שערים”
  • Hebrew: “גן לאומי בית שערים”
  • Hebrew: “גן לאמי בית שערים”
  • Indonesian: “Taman Nasional Beit Sye’arim”
  • Italian: “Beit She’arim Necropolis”
  • Italian: “Necropoli di Beit She’arim”
  • Japanese: “ベート・シェアリムのネクロポリス - ユダヤ人再興の中心地”
  • Japanese: “ベート・シェアリム国立公園”
  • Japanese: “ベイト・シェアン”
  • Persian: “بیت شعریم”
  • Polish: “Beit She’arim”
  • Polish: “Beit Sze’arim”
  • Polish: “Bet Sze’arim”
  • Portuguese: “Parque Nacional de Bet She’arim”
  • Portuguese: “Parque nacional de Bete-Searim”
  • Romanian: “Parcul Național Beit She’arim”
  • Russian: “Бейт-Шеарим”
  • Russian: “Бет-Шеарим”
  • Russian: “Национальный парк Бейт-Шеарим”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Nacionalni park Beit She’arim”
  • Spanish: “Parque nacional Beit She’arim”
  • Swedish: “Bet She’arims nationalpark”
  • Turkish: “Beit She’arim Millî Parkı”
  • Turkish: “Beit She’arim Ulusal Parkı”
  • Ukrainian: “Бейт-Шеарім”
  • Ukrainian: “Бет-Шеарім”
  • Vietnamese: “Vườn quốc gia Beit She’arim”

Localities in the Area

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