Tomb of Maimonides
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.Photo: Almog, Public domain.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St. Peter Church and Scots Hotel.
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 550 metres east of Tomb of Maimonides.
Scots Hotel
Hotel
Photo: patrick brennan, CC BY 2.0.
The Scots Hotel is a hotel in Tiberias, Israel, formerly the Scots Mission Hospital, also known as the Scottish Compound. The hotel is run by the Church of Scotland. Scots Hotel is situated 400 metres east of Tomb of Maimonides.
Tiberias Hotel
Hotel building
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 18th 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 2024 it had a population of 149. Mitzpa is situated 2½ km west of Tomb of Maimonides.
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 3½ km west of Tomb of Maimonides.
Tomb of Maimonides
- Type: Memorial
- Description: Legendary tomb, rebuilt in Israel
- Categories: tomb and historic site
- Location: Northern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32.79° or 32° 47′ 24″ northLongitude
35.53722° or 35° 32′ 14″ eastOpen location code
8G4QQGQP+XVOpenStreetMap ID
node 2404045955OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialWikidata ID
Q625219
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Swedish—“Tomb of Maimonides” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “迈蒙尼德墓”
- Esperanto: “Tombo de Majmonido”
- German: “Grab des Maimonides”
- Hebrew: “קבר הרמב’ם”
- Hebrew: “קבר הרמב"ם”
- Italian: “Tomba di Maimonide”
- Russian: “Гробница Маймонида”
- Spanish: “Tumba de Maimonides”
- Spanish: “Tumba de Maimónides”
- Swedish: “Maimonides grav”
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