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Tiberias is located on the shore of the Sea of Galilee and the western slopes of the Jordan Rift Valley overlooking the lake, in the elevation range of −200 to 200 metres (−660–660 feet). Tiberias has a hot semi-arid climate ( Köppen : BSh ) that borders a hot-summer Mediterranean climate ( Köppen : Csa ), with an annual precipitation ...
This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Sea of Galilee Sea of Galilee Show map of Israel Sea of Galilee Show map of Middle East Coordinates 32°50′N 35°35′E / 32.833°N 35.583°E / 32.833; 35.583 Lake type Monomictic Primary inflows Upper Jordan River and local runoff Primary outflows Lower Jordan River, evaporation ...
Nineteenth-century out-of scale map of the four cities: Jerusalem at top right, Hebron beneath it, the Jordan River running top to bottom, Safed at top left, and Tiberias beneath it. The Four Holy Cities of Judaism are the cities of Jerusalem , Hebron , Safed and Tiberias , which were the four main centers of Jewish life after the Ottoman ...
Hammath Tiberias or Hammat Tiberias (Hebrew: חמת טבריה) 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.
Poriya Medical Center was founded in 1955, replacing the Schweitzer Hospital [] (1930-1931 and 1934-1955) [3] and the Scots Mission Hospital, both from Tiberias. [4] The center incorporates a maternity hospital owned by the Scottish Church that was previously located in Tiberias. [4]
Articles relating to Tiberias, an Israeli city on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee. A major Jewish center during Late Antiquity , it has been considered since the 16th century one of Judaism 's Four Holy Cities , along with Jerusalem , Hebron , and Safed .
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A map of the Galilee region. Galilee (/ ˈ ɡ æ l ɪ l iː /; [1] Hebrew: הַגָּלִיל, romanized: hagGālīl; Latin: Galilaea; [2] Arabic: الجليل, romanized: al-Jalīl) is a region located in northern Israel and southern Lebanon consisting of two parts: the Upper Galilee (הגליל העליון, ha-Galil ha-Elyon; الجليل الأعلى, al-Jalīl al-Aʿlā) and the Lower ...