Tiberias

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Tiberias is an ancient city in northern Israel on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee, historically significant as a major center of Jewish learning and pilgrimage.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient city
city
alternativeName Tveria
linked to: Tverya

Tverya
Ṭabariyya
linked to: Tiberias
climate Mediterranean climate
contains Tomb of Maimonides
Tomb of Rabbi Akiva (traditionally associated)
tombs of Jewish sages
country Israel
economy services
tourism
elevation approximately -200 meters
foundedAroundYear 20 CE
foundedInCentury 1st century CE
founder Herod Antipas
governingBody Tiberias Municipality
linked to: Tiberias
hasFeature archaeological remains
hot springs
lakeside promenade
historicalRegion Galilee
holyCityFor Judaism
language Arabic
English
Hebrew
locatedBelowSeaLevel true
locatedIn Northern District, Israel
locatedInTimeZone Israel Standard Time
locatedNear Sea of Galilee
locatedOn western shore of the Sea of Galilee
locatedOnWaterbody Lake Kinneret
linked to: Sea of Galilee
majorReligion Judaism
namedAfter Roman emperor Tiberius
linked to: Tiberius

Tiberius
partOf British Mandate of Palestine (historically)
Land of Israel
linked to: Canaan

Ottoman Empire (historically)
linked to: Ottoman Empire
region Lower Galilee
linked to: Galilee
religiousStatus one of the four holy cities of Judaism alongside Jerusalem, Hebron, and Safed
role center of Masoretic activity
center of compilation of the Jerusalem Talmud
significance important Jewish pilgrimage site
major center of Jewish learning
one of Judaism’s four holy cities
tourismType health and spa tourism
religious tourism
utcOffset +02:00
utcOffsetDST +03:00

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Jews hasSacredPlace Tiberias
Tiberias governingBody Tiberias Municipality
linked to: Tiberias
Tiberias alternativeName Ṭabariyya
linked to: Tiberias
Safed sharesStatusWith Tiberias
Galilee hasPart Tiberias
Sea of Galilee nearbyCity Tiberias
Herod Antipas capital Tiberias
Herod Antipas founded Tiberias
Herod Antipas residence Tiberias
Tomb of Maimonides locatedIn Tiberias
Tverya HebrewNameOf Tiberias
Tverya hasAlternativeName Tiberias
Maimonides burialPlace Tiberias
Jordan River nearbyCity Tiberias
Te'amim developedIn Tiberias
subject linked to: te'amim
Capernaum nearbyCity Tiberias
Judah ha-Nasi placeOfActivity Tiberias
Jordan Rift Valley passesNear Tiberias
Amoraim centerOfActivity Tiberias
Mount Arbel locatedNear Tiberias
Magdala locatedOn western shore of the Sea of Galilee
linked to: Tiberias
Magdala locatedNear Tiberias
Mount Berenice locatedIn Tiberias
Mount Berenice overlooks city of Tiberias
linked to: Tiberias
Masorah geographicRegion Tiberias
Ta'amei ha-mikra historicalCenter Tiberias
subject linked to: ta'amei ha-mikra
Nazareth, Israel nearbyCity Tiberias
Tabgha hasNearbySettlement Tiberias (south along the shore)
linked to: Tiberias
Hittin locatedWestOf Tiberias
Horn of Hattin locatedNear Tiberias
Menahem Golan placeOfBirth Tiberias
Rabbi Yohanan bar Nappaha burialPlace Tiberias (traditional)
linked to: Tiberias