Amnun

Amnun is a village in , and has about 313 residents. Amnun is situated nearby to the village , as well as near the locality .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Korazim and St. Peter’s house.

Ruins
Photo: Jacek555, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chorazin or was an ancient village in the Roman and Byzantine periods, best known from the Christian Gospels. It stood on the Plateau in the on a hill above the northern shore of the , 2.5 mi from in what is now the territory of modern .

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 3 km south of Amnun.

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.

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 2024 it had a population of 518.

Locality
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Capernaum was a fishing village established during the time of the Hasmoneans, located on the northern shore of the . It had a population of about 1,500 in the 1st century AD. is situated 3 km south of Amnun.

Amnun

Latitude
32.90555° or 32° 54′ 20″ north
Longitude
35.57301° or 35° 34′ 23″ east
Population
313
Elevation
7 metres (23 feet)
Inception
1983
Open location code
8G4QWH4F+66
Open­Street­Map ID
way 90524404
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­residential
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
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In Other Languages

From Czech to Russian—“Amnun” goes by many names.
  • Czech: “Amnun”
  • French: “Amnun”
  • Hebrew: “אמנון”
  • Russian: “Амнун”

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