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Tiberias
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City
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Tiberias, along the Sea of Galilee
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Country | Israel | |
District | Tveria (Mehoz Tz'fat) | |
Area | ||
• Total | 63.7 km2 (24.6 sq mi) | |
Population
(2008)
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• Total | 41,300 | |
Time zone | UTC+2 (Israel Standard Time (IST)) | |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (Israel Summer Time (IDT)) | |
Area code(s) | +972 (Israel) | |
Website | www.tiberias.muni.il |
Tiberias ( Hebrew: טְבֶריָה, Tverya, Tiveria ; Arabic: طبرية, Ṭabariyyah) is a city in northern Israel. It is located along the Sea of Galilee, in the Lower Galilee at the Jordan Valley. Tiberias has been considered one of Judaism's four holiest cities, along with Jerusalem, Hebron and Safed.
Images for kids
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The tomb of Maimonides
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Johann Ludwig Burckhardt's sketch of Tiberias, published in 1822. Burckhardt noted that the a quarter of the population was Jewish, and had originated in Poland, Spain, North Africa and other parts of Syria.
See also
In Spanish: Tiberíades para niños
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