Tverya

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Tverya is the Hebrew name for Tiberias, an ancient city in northern Israel on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee known for its religious significance and hot springs.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Tveria 1
Tverya canonical 1

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Statements (35)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city
locality in Israel
populated place
country Israel
hasAlternativeName Tiberias
hasAlternativeTransliteration Tveria
linked to: Tver
hasClimate Mediterranean climate
hasCoordinateRegion northern Israel
hasFeature ancient synagogues
archaeological sites
promenade along the Sea of Galilee
thermal baths
hasHistoricalPeriod British Mandate period
Byzantine period
linked to: Byzantine Empire

Ottoman period
linked to: Ottoman Empire

Roman period
linked to: Roman Antiquity
hasNameInLanguage Tverya (Hebrew)
linked to: Hebrew
hasOfficialLanguage Hebrew
hasReligiousSignificanceFor Christianity
Islam
Judaism
HebrewNameOf Tiberias
isMunicipalityType city municipality in Israel
isPilgrimageDestination true
isTouristDestination true
knownFor hot springs
pilgrimage sites
religious significance
tourism
locatedIn Northern District, Israel
locatedInRegion Galilee
locatedNear Sea of Galilee
locatedOn western shore of the Sea of Galilee
locatedOnWaterbody Sea of Galilee
partOf Four Holy Cities of Judaism

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tiberias alternativeName Tverya
Tiberias alternativeName Tveria
linked to: Tverya