Tiberias

Tiberias is a town in , . Tiberias is situated nearby to the neighborhood , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tomb of Maimonides and St. Peter Church.

Memorial
Photo: Almog, Public domain.
According to Jewish tradition, the is located in , . Although Maimonides, a Sephardic Jew, died in , , on 12 December 1204, it is believed that he was only briefly buried in Fustat before being reinterred in Tiberias.

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 , a town on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee, in the Lower Galilee, in northern District of .

Hotel
Photo: patrick brennan, CC BY 2.0.
The is a hotel in , , formerly the Scots Mission Hospital, also known as the Scottish Compound. The hotel is run by the Church of Scotland.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tiberias and Mitzpa.

Photo: Юкатан, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a city on the western shore of the in northern . A major Jewish center during Late Antiquity, it has been considered since the 18th century one of Judaism's Four Holy Cities, along with , , and .

Village
Photo: Asafsagi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a moshava in the Lower Galilee Regional Council, . Located next to the and , it falls under the jurisdiction of Lower Galilee Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 149.

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 , it falls under the jurisdiction of Lower Galilee Regional Council. is situated 3 km west of Tiberias.

Tiberias

Latitude
32.79385° or 32° 47′ 38″ north
Longitude
35.53286° or 35° 31′ 58″ east
Open location code
8G4QQGVM+G4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 278473513
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Tiberias” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “طبرية”
  • Basque: “Tiberiade”
  • Czech: “Tiberias”
  • French: “Tibériade”
  • German: “Tiberias”
  • Greek: “Τιβεριάδα”
  • Hebrew: “טבריה”
  • Hindi: “टबरिया”
  • Hungarian: “Tibériás”
  • Russian: “Тверия”
  • Spanish: “Tiberíades”

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Notable Places Nearby

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