Ben Gurion
Ben Gurion is a neighborhood in Northern District, Israel. Ben Gurion is situated nearby to the suburb Tveria Illit, as well as near the neighborhood רמת אגוז.Places of Interest
Highlights include Capture of Tiberias and Mount Berenice.
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.
Hammat Tiberias
Protected area
Photo: Itai, Public domain.
Hammath Tiberias or Hammat Tiberias is an ancient archaeological site and Israeli national park, located at the southern end of Tiberias along the road to Zemach, on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee. Hammat Tiberias is situated 3½ km southeast of Ben Gurion.
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.
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 2½ km northwest of Ben Gurion.
Ben Gurion
- Type: Neighborhood
- Category: locality
- Location: Northern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32.78058° or 32° 46′ 50″ northLongitude
35.51523° or 35° 30′ 55″ eastOpen location code
8G4QQGJ8+63OpenStreetMap ID
node 9074301810OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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In Other Languages
“Ben Gurion” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “בן גוריון”
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