Migdal Synagogue
The Migdal Synagogue or Magdala Synagogue is an ancient former Jewish synagogue, discovered at the ancient city of Magdala, close to the shore of the Sea of Galilee, in northeastern Israel.Photo: AVRAMGR, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Email: visit@magdala.org
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: Archaeology site in Israel of ancient Magdala,
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mount Arbel and Ein Nun.
Mount Arbel
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, Copyrighted free use.
Mount Arbel is a mountain in the Lower Galilee near Tiberias in Israel, with high cliffs, views of Mount Hermon and the Golan Heights, a cave-fortress, and ruins of an ancient synagogue.
Villa Melchett
Residential building
Photo: Hanay, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Villa Melchett is a residential building, which is situated 1 km north of Migdal Synagogue.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Migdal and חמם.
Migdal
Village
Photo: אסף.צ, Public domain.
Migdal is a town in the Northern District of Israel. It was founded in 1910, and granted local council status in 1949. In 2024 it had a population of 2,162.
חמם
Village
Photo: Owenglyndur, CC BY 4.0.
Wadi al-Hammam, or Wadi Hamam, is an Arab village in northern Israel, located near the Sea of Galilee, at the foot of Mount Nitai and across the Wadi Hamam valley from Mount Arbel.
Ginosar
Village
Photo: יעקב, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ginosar is a kibbutz in the Plain of Ginosar on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee in Israel. Located north of Tiberias on Highway 90, it falls under the jurisdiction of Emek HaYarden Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 825. Ginosar is situated 2½ km north of Migdal Synagogue.
Migdal Synagogue
- Categories: ruins, Magdala, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Northern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.82647° or 32° 49′ 35″ northLongitude
35.51482° or 35° 30′ 53″ eastOpen location code
8G4QRGG7+HWOpenStreetMap ID
node 4312333715OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q6844059
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Russian—“Migdal Synagogue” goes by many names.
- French: “Synagogue Migdal”
- German: “Synagoge”
- Hebrew: “בית הכנסת במגדל”
- Hebrew: “בית הכנסת במגדלא”
- Hebrew: “בית הכנסת במגדלה”
- Hebrew: “בית הכנסת מגדלא”
- Hebrew: “בית הכנסת של מגדל”
- Hebrew: “בית כנסת מגדל”
- Hebrew: “בית כנסת מגדלא”
- Hebrew: “בית כנסת מגדלה”
- Hungarian: “Migdali zsinagóga”
- Romanian: “Sinagogă din Magdala Sec I”
- Russian: “Магдала”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Duc in Altum and Magdala.
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