Capernaum National Park

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Capernaum National Park is an archaeological and historical site on the northwestern shore of the Sea of Galilee in Israel, preserving the remains of the ancient fishing village of Capernaum and its significant Jewish and early Christian heritage.

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Capernaum National Park canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf national park
contains ancient harbor remains
ancient streets
courtyards
inscriptions in Aramaic
inscriptions in Greek
inscriptions in Latin
olive presses
piers on the Sea of Galilee
public buildings
remains of a 4th–5th century CE synagogue
remains of a Byzantine-period synagogue
remains of an ancient fishing village
remains of an octagonal Byzantine church built over a house
remains of ancient houses
remains of earlier synagogue structures beneath the visible synagogue
remains traditionally identified as the house of Peter
stone carvings with Jewish symbols
stone carvings with lulav motifs
stone carvings with menorah motifs
stone carvings with shofar motifs
storage installations
synagogue ruins
water cisterns
country Israel
hasFeature informational signage about biblical history
viewpoints over the Sea of Galilee
visitor paths among excavated ruins
heritage Jewish heritage
early Christian heritage
locatedIn Northern District, Israel NERFINISHED
locatedNear Capernaum NERFINISHED
Mount of Beatitudes NERFINISHED
Tabgha NERFINISHED
locatedOn northwestern shore of the Sea of Galilee
manages archaeological remains of ancient Capernaum
nearbyWaterBody Sea of Galilee NERFINISHED
openTo pilgrims
tourists
operatedBy Israel Nature and Parks Authority NERFINISHED
ownedBy State of Israel NERFINISHED
partOf Israeli national parks system NERFINISHED
significance important site for Christian pilgrimage
important site for Jewish history
timePeriodRepresented Byzantine period NERFINISHED
Roman period
Second Temple period NERFINISHED

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Kfar Nahum hasModernNameVariant Capernaum National Park