Tomb of Rabbi Akiva
Tomb of Rabbi Akiva is a memorial in Northern District, Israel. Tomb of Rabbi Akiva is situated nearby to the shopping center Big Fashion Danilof, as well as near the courthouse Tiberias Magistrate Court.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tomb of Maimonides and St. Peter Church.
Tomb of Maimonides
Memorial
Photo: Almog, Public domain.
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. Tomb of Maimonides is situated 800 metres east of Tomb of Rabbi Akiva.
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 1¼ km east of Tomb of Rabbi Akiva.
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 16th 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 2023 it had a population of 158.
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 3 km northwest of Tomb of Rabbi Akiva.
Tomb of Rabbi Akiva
- Type: Memorial
- Category: historic site
- Location: Northern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32.78857° or 32° 47′ 19″ northLongitude
35.52884° or 35° 31′ 44″ eastOpen location code
8G4QQGQH+CGOpenStreetMap ID
node 5944266787OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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In Other Languages
“Tomb of Rabbi Akiva” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “קבר רבי עקיבא”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Big Fashion Danilof and BIG.
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