Middle East
Israel
Northern District

Korazim

Chorazin or Korazim was an ancient village in the Roman and Byzantine periods, best known from the Christian Gospels. It stood on the Korazim Plateau in the on a hill above the northern shore of the , 2.5 mi from in what is now the territory of modern .
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  • Type: Ruins
  • Description: human settlement in Israel
  • Also known as: “Chorazin”, “Corozain”, and “Kereza”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Domus Galilee and Church of the Beatitudes.

Church
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Domus Galilaeae or House of Galilee, located on the peak of , above and north of and the , is a Christian meeting place used for seminars and conventions, run by the Neocatechumenal Way. is situated 1½ km southwest of Korazim.

Church
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The is a Roman Catholic church located on the by the near and in . is situated 3½ km south of Korazim.

Church
Photo: Berthold Werner, Public domain.
St. Peter's Church, also called the Pilgrimage Church of St. Peter in Capernaum, is a modern Catholic pilgrimage church found in the archaeological site of , northern . is situated 3½ km south of Korazim.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Amnun and Korazim.

Village
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is a workers' moshav in the in northern . Located on the Korazim Plateau, it belongs to the Mevo'ot HaHermon Regional Council and HaOved HaTzioni, a part of Hanoar Hatzioni.

Village
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is a community settlement in northern . Located on the plateau to the north of the , it falls under the jurisdiction of Mevo'ot HaHermon Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 487.

Village
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Ami'ad is a kibbutz in northern . Located on the Korazim Plateau, it falls under the jurisdiction of Upper Galilee Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 596. is situated 3 km northwest of Korazim.

Korazim

Latitude
32.91153° or 32° 54′ 42″ north
Longitude
35.56398° or 35° 33′ 50″ east
Open location code
8G4QWH67+JH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 734139727
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Wiki­data ID
Q2456076
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Urdu—“Korazim” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “哥拉汛”
  • Dutch: “Chorazin”
  • French: “Chorazin”
  • German: “Chorazin”
  • Greek: “Χοραζίν”
  • Hebrew: “כורזיים”
  • Hebrew: “כורזים”
  • Indonesian: “Khorazim”
  • Italian: “Chorazin”
  • Italian: “Corazin”
  • Italian: “Corozain”
  • Japanese: “コラジン”
  • Persian: “خورزین”
  • Polish: “Korozain”
  • Portuguese: “Corazim”
  • Portuguese: “Corozaim”
  • Russian: “Коразим”
  • Russian: “Коразин”
  • Russian: “Национальный парк Коразим”
  • Russian: “Хоразин”
  • Spanish: “Corozain”
  • Spanish: “Corozaín”
  • Turkish: “Korazim”
  • Urdu: “خرازین”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Ein Shemen and Ein Dvir.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Korazim”. Photo: Jacek555, CC BY-SA 3.0.