גן חיים
גן חיים is a park in Northern District, Israel. גן חיים is situated nearby to the arts center בית הפיס לדור הצעיר, as well as near Astoria Hotel Tiberias.- Opening hours: 24/7
- Type: Park
- Address: טבריה
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tomb of Maimonides and Capture of Tiberias.
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 1 km southeast of גן חיים.
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 1½ km west of גן חיים.
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 1½ km southeast of גן חיים.
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 west of גן חיים.
גן חיים
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Northern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32.79745° or 32° 47′ 51″ northLongitude
35.53133° or 35° 31′ 53″ eastOpen location code
8G4QQGWJ+XGOpenStreetMap ID
way 123432332OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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In Other Languages
“גן חיים” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “גן חיים”
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