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Tiberias

Tiberias (/taɪˈbɪəriəs/; Hebrew: טְבֶריָה‎‎, Tverya, Tiveria Loudspeaker.png (audio) (info • help); 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.

טְבֶרְיָה (Hebrew)
طبرية (Arabic)
City
Tiberias from air.JPG
Coordinates: 32°47′47.76″N 35°32′8.58″E / 32.7966000°N 35.5357167°E / 32.7966000; 35.5357167Coordinates: 32°47′47.76″N 35°32′8.58″E / 32.7966000°N 35.5357167°E / 32.7966000; 35.5357167
CountryIsrael
DistrictTveria (Mehoz Tz'fat)
Government
 • MayorZohar Oved
Area
 • Total63.7 km2 (24.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2008)
 • Total41,300
Time zoneUTC+2 (Israel Standard Time (IST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (Israel Summer Time (IDT))
Websitewww.tiberias.muni.il (in Hebrew)

Tiberias Media

  • The Roman-Byzantine southern city gate

  • Remains of Crusader fortress gate with ancient lintel in secondary use

  • Tiberias - Roman theatre.

  • Hammat Tiberias synagogue floor

  • The tomb of Maimonides

  • 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.

  • מבנה הקמרונות על קו החוף של טבריה, מבט לצפון-מערב.

  • "Leaning tower" at SE corner of Zahir al-Umar's walls, part of Greek Orthodox Monastery of the Twelve Apostles

  • Jewish house in Tiberias, 1893

  • Tiberias 1937, Dr. Torrance’s hospital centre of photograph

Other websites

  Wikivoyage has a travel guide about: Tiberias



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