Tiberias

E2296

ancient city city

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.

Aliases (4)

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient city → city →
alternativeName	Tveria → Tverya → Ṭabariyya →
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 →
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 →
majorReligion	Judaism →
namedAfter	Roman emperor Tiberius → Tiberius →
partOf	British Mandate of Palestine (historically) → Land of Israel → Ottoman Empire (historically) →
region	Lower 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 →

Referenced by (37)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Mount Berenice → Tomb of Maimonides → Tomb of Rabbi Akiva (traditionally associated) → Tomb of Rabbi Meir Baal HaNess →	locatedIn
Capernaum → Jordan River → Sea of Galilee → Tomb of Rabbi Meir Baal HaNess →	nearbyCity
Magdala → Mount Arbel → Nabi Shuayb shrine →	locatedNear
Mount of Beatitudes (traditional site) →	accessibleFrom
Tiberias ("Ṭabariyya") →	alternativeName
Maimonides →	burialPlace
Rabbi Akiva →	burialPlaceTradition
Herod Antipas →	capital
Galilean campaign of Vespasian →	capturedCity
Amoraim →	centerOfActivity
Northern District, Israel →	containsCity
Northern District, Israel →	containsReligiousSite
Te'amim →	developedIn
Herod Antipas →	founded
Masorah →	geographicRegion
Tiberias ("Tiberias Municipality") →	governingBody
Tverya →	hasAlternativeName
Galilee →	hasPart
Jews →	hasSacredPlace
Tverya →	HebrewNameOf
Magdala ("western shore of the Sea of Galilee") →	locatedOn
Palestine Post →	operatedPostOfficesIn
Mount Berenice ("city of Tiberias") →	overlooks
Jordan Rift Valley →	passesNear
Judah ha-Nasi →	placeOfActivity
Bechor-Shalom Sheetrit →	placeOfBirth
Palestinian Jews →	religiousCenter
Herod Antipas →	residence
Safed →	sharesStatusWith