Shefa Hayim/Shazar

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Capture of Tiberias

Battlefield

Photo: George Washington Lambert, Public domain.

The Capture of Tiberias took place on 25 September 1918 during the Battle of Sharon which together with the Battle of Nablus formed the set piece Battle of Megiddo fought between 19 and 25 September in the last months of the Sinai and Palestine Campaign of the First World War. Capture of Tiberias is situated 1 km north of Shefa Hayim/Shazar.

Mount Berenice

Peak

Photo: Hanay, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Mount Berenice is a peak, which is situated 2½ km southeast of Shefa Hayim/Shazar.

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 2 km east of Shefa Hayim/Shazar.

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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.

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.

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