Places & Areas

120 phrases · Hebrew with romanization, English and audio

  1. יְרוּשָׁלַיִם

    Yerushalayim

    Jerusalem

    Usage

    Israel's capital and a holy city for Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

    Grammar Note

    "Yerushalayim" has the dual suffix "-ayim." Some say it reflects "heavenly Jerusalem" and "earthly Jerusalem."

  2. תֵּל אָבִיב

    Tel Aviv

    Tel Aviv

    Usage

    Israel's largest metropolitan area and an internationally renowned modern beach city.

    Grammar Note

    "Tel Aviv" means "hill of spring," from the Hebrew title of Herzl's book "Altneuland" (Old-New Land), named by Nahum Sokolow.

  3. חֵיפָה

    Haifa

    Haifa

    Usage

    A port city in northern Israel, famous for Mount Carmel and the Bahá'í Gardens.

    Grammar Note

    Haifa is Israel's third-largest city. "Khaifa lo mitnatselet" (Haifa doesn't apologize) is a proud local slogan.

  4. אֵילַת

    Eilat

    Eilat

    Usage

    Israel's southernmost resort city on the Red Sea, popular for diving and snorkeling.

    Grammar Note

    "Eilat" may be the plural of "ayalah" (doe/deer). The Bible mentions it as a key Red Sea port (1 Kings 9:26).

  5. נָצְרַת

    Natsrat

    Nazareth

    Usage

    A historic city in northern Israel and a globally known Christian holy site.

    Grammar Note

    The place name "Natsrat" gave rise to "Notsri" (Christian) and "Natsrut" (Christianity) in Hebrew.

  6. יָם הַמֶּלַח

    Yam haMelakh

    The Dead Sea

    Usage

    The world's lowest point, a salt lake famous for its buoyancy — people float effortlessly.

    Grammar Note

    The Hebrew "Yam HaMelakh" (Sea of Salt) is more accurate than English "Dead Sea." At 430m below sea level, it's the lowest land point on Earth.

  7. מָצָדָה

    Matsada

    Masada

    Usage

    A rock fortress on the Dead Sea's west bank. Famous for the last Jewish stand in 73 CE. UNESCO World Heritage Site.

    Grammar Note

    "Masada shall not fall again" is a national Israeli motto, regularly quoted at military ceremonies.

  8. כִּנֶּרֶת

    Kineret

    Sea of Galilee (Lake Kinneret)

    Usage

    A freshwater lake in northern Israel, the country's main water source and a biblical landmark.

    Grammar Note

    "Kinneret" is the biblical Sea of Galilee. The most accepted etymology links it to "kinnor" (harp) for its harp-like shape.

  9. יָם הַתִּיכוֹן

    Yam haTikhon

    The Mediterranean Sea

    Usage

    The sea on Israel's western coast. Tel Aviv, Haifa, and Akko beaches are popular.

    Grammar Note

    "Yam HaTikhon" = "the middle sea," echoing Latin "Mare Mediterraneum." "Tikhon" also means "middle/secondary" as in high school (beit sefer tikhon).

  10. הַנֶּגֶב

    HaNegev

    The Negev Desert

    Usage

    The desert covering more than half of Israel's land area, popular for hiking and stargazing.

    Grammar Note

    "Negev" also means "south" in Hebrew. It's one of the four cardinal directions in Hebrew: mizrakh (east), ma'arav (west), negev (south), tsafon (north).

  11. באר שבע

    Be'er Sheva

    Be'er Sheva

    Usage

    The largest city in the Negev, known as its capital; home to Ben-Gurion University, about 1h15 by train from Tel Aviv

  12. אשדוד

    Ashdod

    Ashdod

    Usage

    Mediterranean port city with Israel's largest cargo port, about 30 km south of Tel Aviv; its rail station is Ashdod Ad Halom

  13. אשקלון

    Ashkelon

    Ashkelon

    Usage

    Southern coastal city with Ashkelon National Park's ancient ruins and beaches; one of the southern ends of the coastal rail line

  14. ראשון לציון

    Rishon LeZion

    Rishon LeZion

    Usage

    Large city in Tel Aviv's southern suburbs, founded in 1882 and known as the birthplace of the Carmel Winery

  15. פתח תקווה

    Petah Tikva

    Petah Tikva

    Usage

    City east of Tel Aviv with many hi-tech firms; the eastern terminus of the Tel Aviv Light Rail Red Line, Em HaMoshavot, is here

  16. נתניה

    Netanya

    Netanya

    Usage

    Coastal resort city in the Sharon region with clifftop promenades and long beaches, about 30 minutes by train from Tel Aviv

  17. רמת גן

    Ramat Gan

    Ramat Gan

    Usage

    City bordering Tel Aviv to the east, with the Diamond Exchange high-rise district and the Ramat Gan Safari; use the Red Line Abba Hillel stop

  18. בת ים

    Bat Yam

    Bat Yam

    Usage

    Coastal city just south of Tel Aviv-Yafo, the southern end of the Tel Aviv Light Rail Red Line, with quieter beaches

  19. הרצליה

    Herzliya

    Herzliya

    Usage

    Affluent seaside city north of Tel Aviv; the Herzliya Pituach area has the marina and beaches, and the rail station is on the east side

  20. חדרה

    Hadera

    Hadera

    Usage

    City on the coastal plain midway between Tel Aviv and Haifa; the rail station is Hadera West (Hadera Ma'arav)

  21. מודיעין

    Modi'in

    Modi'in

    Usage

    Planned city built from 1996 midway between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv; officially Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut, with direct trains to both cities

  22. לוד

    Lod

    Lod

    Usage

    The city where Ben Gurion Airport is located; a major Israel Railways junction with trains heading south

  23. רמלה

    Ramla

    Ramla

    Usage

    Town just south of Lod, founded in the 8th century; highlights are the White Tower and the underground Pool of Arches

  24. בית שמש

    Beit Shemesh

    Beit Shemesh

    Usage

    Town in the Judean foothills west of Jerusalem, a stop on the scenic old Jerusalem-Tel Aviv railway line

  25. יפו

    Yafo

    Jaffa (Yafo)

    Usage

    Ancient port town in southern Tel Aviv, formally part of Tel Aviv-Yafo; has a stone-paved old town and the flea market (Shuk HaPishpeshim)

  26. עכו

    Akko

    Akko (Acre)

    Usage

    Port town on the north side of Haifa Bay; its Crusader halls and Ottoman walls are a World Heritage Site, about a 20-minute walk from the rail station

  27. נהריה

    Nahariya

    Nahariya

    Usage

    Israel's northernmost coastal city and the northern terminus of the coastal railway; the jumping-off point for the Rosh HaNikra grottoes

  28. טבריה

    Tveria

    Tiberias

    Usage

    Town on the west shore of the Sea of Galilee and the base for touring the lake; about 200 m below sea level, known for hot springs and Jewish holy sites

  29. צפת

    Tzfat

    Tzfat (Safed)

    Usage

    Hilltop town in the Upper Galilee at about 900 m, Israel's highest city; a centre of Kabbalah with an artists' quarter

  30. כרמיאל

    Karmiel

    Karmiel

    Usage

    Planned town in the central Galilee and terminus of a rail branch opened in 2017, one of the few Galilee towns reachable by train from Haifa

  31. נוף הגליל

    Nof HaGalil

    Nof HaGalil

    Usage

    Hilltop city adjoining Nazareth to the east, renamed from Natzrat Illit (Upper Nazareth) in 2019

  32. עפולה

    Afula

    Afula

    Usage

    Main town of the Jezreel Valley, linked to Haifa by the Jezreel Valley railway opened in 2016 and a transfer point for the southern Galilee

  33. בית שאן

    Beit She'an

    Beit She'an

    Usage

    Town in the northern Jordan Valley; the adjacent national park preserves the Roman city of Scythopolis with its colonnaded street and theatre, at the end of the Jezreel Valley line

  34. קריית שמונה

    Kiryat Shmona

    Kiryat Shmona

    Usage

    Town at the north end of the Hula Valley and a base for the Upper Galilee; no rail service, reached by bus or car

  35. מטולה

    Metula

    Metula

    Usage

    Israel's northernmost village, founded in 1896, a small mountain settlement surrounded by orchards

  36. ראש פינה

    Rosh Pina

    Rosh Pina

    Usage

    Hill town in the Upper Galilee founded in 1882; its restored stone old village is preserved, and it serves as a base for Tzfat and the Hula Valley

  37. זכרון יעקב

    Zichron Ya'akov

    Zichron Ya'akov

    Usage

    Hill town at the southern end of Mount Carmel, a wine town founded in 1882 with a cobbled main street and the Carmel Winery; nearest station is Binyamina

  38. קיסריה

    Keisarya

    Caesarea

    Usage

    Coastal site midway between Tel Aviv and Haifa; the Roman city built by Herod, with its harbour, theatre and aqueduct, is a national park

  39. דימונה

    Dimona

    Dimona

    Usage

    Town in the eastern Negev at the end of a rail branch from Be'er Sheva, where the road to the southern Dead Sea splits off

  40. ערד

    Arad

    Arad

    Usage

    Town at about 600 m on the edge of the Judean Desert, known for its dry air and the starting point of the road down to the Dead Sea and Masada

  41. מצפה רמון

    Mitzpe Ramon

    Mitzpe Ramon

    Usage

    Town on the northern rim of the Ramon Crater in the central Negev, a base for the viewpoint, hiking and stargazing

  42. אום אל-פחם

    Umm al-Fahm

    Umm al-Fahm

    Usage

    Arab-Israeli city in the Wadi Ara area southeast of Haifa, known for its contemporary art gallery

  43. הגליל

    HaGalil

    The Galilee

    Usage

    The hilly region of northern Israel including Nazareth, Tzfat and the Sea of Galilee; green countryside dotted with villages and historic sites

  44. עמק יזרעאל

    Emek Yizre'el

    Jezreel Valley

    Usage

    Agricultural plain stretching from southeast of Haifa to the Jordan Valley, containing Megiddo and Mount Tavor and crossed by the Jezreel Valley railway

  45. השרון

    HaSharon

    The Sharon

    Usage

    Coastal plain from north of Tel Aviv to Hadera, lined with cities such as Herzliya and Netanya and traversed by the coastal railway

  46. הערבה

    HaArava

    The Arava

    Usage

    Arid rift valley running from the southern Dead Sea to Eilat; Route 90 runs its length and is the overland road to Eilat

  47. מדבר יהודה

    Midbar Yehuda

    The Judean Desert

    Usage

    Wilderness dropping from east of Jerusalem to the western shore of the Dead Sea; the roads to Ein Gedi and Masada cross it and it is popular for hiking

  48. הר הכרמל

    Har HaCarmel

    Mount Carmel

    Usage

    Mountain ridge behind Haifa; its top holds residential neighbourhoods and viewpoints, with the forests of Carmel National Park to the south

  49. הר מירון

    Har Meron

    Mount Meron

    Usage

    1,208 m peak in the Upper Galilee, the highest mountain inside Israel; a nature reserve with walking trails covers its slopes

  50. הר תבור

    Har Tavor

    Mount Tavor

    Usage

    Conical 588 m hill rising from the Jezreel Valley about 9 km east of Nazareth, with the Church of the Transfiguration at the summit

  51. נהר הירדן

    Nehar HaYarden

    The Jordan River

    Usage

    River flowing into the Sea of Galilee and on to the Dead Sea; the Yardenit baptismal site just south of the lake is the easiest place to visit it

  52. מכתש רמון

    Makhtesh Ramon

    Ramon Crater (Makhtesh Ramon)

    Usage

    A 40 km-long erosion landform in the central Negev; a makhtesh, not a meteor crater, and the largest of its kind, viewed from Mitzpe Ramon

  53. מפרץ אילת

    Mifratz Eilat

    Gulf of Eilat (Gulf of Aqaba)

    Usage

    Northeastern arm of the Red Sea; the reefs lie close to Eilat's shore, making it the centre for diving and snorkelling

  54. נמל התעופה בן גוריון

    Namal HaTe'ufa Ben Gurion

    Ben Gurion Airport

    Usage

    Israel's main international gateway, about 20 km southeast of Tel Aviv in Lod; the underground rail station reaches Tel Aviv in about 15 minutes and Jerusalem in about 25

  55. נתב"ג

    Natbag

    Natbag (nickname for Ben Gurion Airport)

    Usage

    Acronym of Namal Te'ufa Ben-Gurion and the everyday local name for the airport; it also appears on taxi and bus destination signs

  56. נמל התעופה רמון

    Namal HaTe'ufa Ramon

    Ramon Airport

    Usage

    Airport about 18 km north of Eilat near the Timna Valley, opened in 2019 to replace the old in-town airport; roughly 20 minutes to the city by bus

  57. רכבת ישראל

    Rakevet Yisrael

    Israel Railways

    Usage

    The state operator of the national rail network; station signs and announcements are in Hebrew, Arabic and English, and service stops for Shabbat from Friday evening to Saturday evening

  58. תל אביב סבידור מרכז

    Tel Aviv Savidor Merkaz

    Tel Aviv Savidor Center

    Usage

    Tel Aviv's main railway station on Arlozorov Street, connected to the Red Line's Arlozorov light rail stop and the bus terminal

  59. תל אביב השלום

    Tel Aviv HaShalom

    Tel Aviv HaShalom

    Usage

    Station connected directly to the Azrieli Center in the high-rise office district, one of Tel Aviv's busiest

  60. תל אביב האוניברסיטה

    Tel Aviv HaUniversita

    Tel Aviv University

    Usage

    Station in northern Tel Aviv, nearest to Tel Aviv University, the ANU museum and the northern side of Yarkon Park

  61. תל אביב ההגנה

    Tel Aviv HaHagana

    Tel Aviv HaHagana

    Usage

    The southernmost of Tel Aviv's four stations; trains toward Ben Gurion Airport stop here and it is used for transfers to southbound buses

  62. ירושלים יצחק נבון

    Yerushalayim Yitzhak Navon

    Jerusalem Yitzhak Navon

    Usage

    Jerusalem's high-speed line terminal, with platforms about 80 m underground reached by lift; next to the central bus station and the light rail

  63. ירושלים מלחה

    Yerushalayim Malha

    Jerusalem Malha

    Usage

    Station in southwest Jerusalem near the Biblical Zoo and Teddy Stadium, served by the scenic old line winding through the hills

  64. חיפה מרכז השמונה

    Haifa Merkaz HaShmona

    Haifa Center HaShmona

    Usage

    Haifa's downtown station, close to the port, the German Colony and the lower entrance to the Bahá'í Gardens

  65. חיפה בת גלים

    Haifa Bat Galim

    Haifa Bat Galim

    Usage

    Station in western Haifa, near Rambam hospital and the cable car up Mount Carmel

  66. חיפה חוף הכרמל

    Haifa Hof HaCarmel

    Haifa Hof HaCarmel

    Usage

    Station in southern Haifa sharing a building with the central bus station, the transfer point between Tel Aviv trains and intercity buses

  67. לב המפרץ

    Lev HaMifratz

    Lev HaMifratz

    Usage

    Station on the east side of Haifa Bay with an adjoining bus terminal and Metronit BRT hub, used for transfers to the north and the Galilee

  68. חוצות המפרץ

    Hutzot HaMifratz

    Hutzot HaMifratz

    Usage

    Station in the northern Haifa Bay area at the edge of the Krayot suburbs, served by trains toward Akko and Nahariya

  69. בנימינה

    Binyamina

    Binyamina

    Usage

    Junction station between Haifa and Tel Aviv where many suburban trains turn back; the nearest station to Zichron Ya'akov

  70. קיסריה פרדס חנה

    Keisarya Pardes Hanna

    Caesarea Pardes Hanna

    Usage

    Nearest station to Caesarea National Park; the ruins are about 7 km away, so a taxi is needed from the station

  71. ראשון לציון משה דיין

    Rishon LeZion Moshe Dayan

    Rishon LeZion Moshe Dayan

    Usage

    Station in eastern Rishon LeZion at the end of a branch from southern Tel Aviv, with bus connections into the city

  72. אשדוד עד הלום

    Ashdod Ad Halom

    Ashdod Ad Halom

    Usage

    Ashdod's only railway station, on the eastern edge of town by the Lachish stream; take a bus or taxi into the city

  73. באר שבע מרכז

    Be'er Sheva Merkaz

    Be'er Sheva Center

    Usage

    The Negev's main railway hub, next to the central bus station, market and old town, and the starting point of the Dimona branch

  74. באר שבע צפון

    Be'er Sheva Tzafon

    Be'er Sheva North/University

    Usage

    Station beside Ben-Gurion University and Soroka hospital; the sign reads Be'er Sheva North/University

  75. להבים רהט

    Lehavim Rahat

    Lehavim Rahat

    Usage

    Station north of Be'er Sheva serving both Lehavim and the Bedouin city of Rahat

  76. מודיעין מרכז

    Modi'in Merkaz

    Modi'in Center

    Usage

    Underground station in Modi'in with trains to both Tel Aviv and Jerusalem and a directly connected bus terminal

  77. עתלית

    Atlit

    Atlit

    Usage

    Station in a coastal town south of Haifa, near Crusader castle ruins and the memorial site of the former detainee camp

  78. הרכבת הקלה בירושלים

    HaRakevet HaKala BiYerushalayim

    Jerusalem Light Rail

    Usage

    Tram system opened in 2011 running along Jaffa Street and linking Mount Herzl, the central station and the edge of the Old City; pay with a Rav-Kav card

  79. הר הרצל

    Har Herzl

    Mount Herzl

    Usage

    National cemetery and memorial park in western Jerusalem; the western terminus of the Jerusalem Light Rail, within walking distance of Yad Vashem

  80. התחנה המרכזית

    HaTahana HaMerkazit

    Central Bus Station

    Usage

    The term for a city's intercity bus terminal; in Jerusalem it faces Jaffa Street and is also a light rail stop, right beside the Navon railway station

  81. הקו האדום

    HaKav HaAdom

    The Red Line

    Usage

    The first line of the Tel Aviv metropolitan light rail, opened in 2023, running from Petah Tikva to Bat Yam with an underground section through the centre

  82. אם המושבות

    Em HaMoshavot

    Em HaMoshavot

    Usage

    Northeastern terminus of the light rail Red Line in Petah Tikva, close to the railway station of the same name and its bus stops

  83. קריית אריה

    Kiryat Arye

    Kiryat Arye

    Usage

    Station in Petah Tikva's hi-tech and industrial district, served by both the light rail Red Line and Israel Railways

  84. ארלוזורוב

    Arlozorov

    Arlozorov

    Usage

    Tel Aviv's main interchange, where the light rail Red Line, the Savidor Center railway station and the bus terminal meet

  85. אלנבי

    Allenby

    Allenby

    Usage

    Underground station in central Tel Aviv on Allenby Street, near the Carmel Market and the south end of Rothschild Boulevard

  86. קרליבך

    Karlibach

    Karlibach

    Usage

    Underground station in central Tel Aviv near Begin Road and the office district around Azrieli

  87. אבא הלל

    Abba Hillel

    Abba Hillel

    Usage

    Red Line light rail station on Abba Hillel Street in Ramat Gan, within walking distance of the Diamond Exchange towers

  88. קוממיות

    Komemiyut

    Komemiyut

    Usage

    Southern terminus of the light rail Red Line in Bat Yam, in a residential area slightly inland from the beach

  89. מעבר טאבה

    Ma'avar Taba

    Taba Border Crossing

    Usage

    Land border with Egypt (Sinai) about 10 km south of Eilat, the gateway to Dahab and Sharm el-Sheikh

  90. מעבר גבול יצחק רבין

    Ma'avar Gvul Yitzhak Rabin

    Yitzhak Rabin Border Crossing

    Usage

    Land border with Jordan north of Eilat, used to cross to Aqaba and continue toward Petra; formerly called the Arava Crossing

  91. העיר העתיקה

    HaIr HaAtika

    The Old City

    Usage

    The walled square kilometre at the heart of Jerusalem, divided into the Jewish, Christian, Muslim and Armenian quarters

  92. הכותל המערבי

    HaKotel HaMa'aravi

    The Western Wall

    Usage

    Ancient retaining wall in the Jewish Quarter of the Old City; open around the clock and free, modest dress expected, and no photography on Shabbat

  93. שער יפו

    Sha'ar Yafo

    Jaffa Gate

    Usage

    The main western gate of the Old City and the entrance most visitors use, walking in from the Mamilla area of the new city

  94. מגדל דוד

    Migdal David

    Tower of David

    Usage

    Citadel just inside Jaffa Gate, now a museum of Jerusalem's history with good views from its ramparts

  95. הר ציון

    Har Tzion

    Mount Zion

    Usage

    Hill just outside the southern Old City wall, with the Dormition Abbey, the Room of the Last Supper and the site venerated as King David's Tomb

  96. הר הזיתים

    Har HaZeitim

    Mount of Olives

    Usage

    Ridge facing the Old City from the east; the lookout gives the classic panorama, and the Garden of Gethsemane and Church of All Nations sit on its slope

  97. כנסיית הקבר

    Knesiyat HaKever

    Church of the Holy Sepulchre

    Usage

    Church in the Christian Quarter of the Old City, shared by several denominations and the culminating point of Christian pilgrimage

  98. יד ושם

    Yad Vashem

    Yad Vashem

    Usage

    The Holocaust memorial and museum on Jerusalem's Mount of Remembrance; admission is free and it is a few minutes' walk from the light rail stop of the same name

  99. מוזיאון ישראל

    Muze'on Yisrael

    The Israel Museum

    Usage

    National museum in Jerusalem's Givat Ram district; the Shrine of the Book with the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Second Temple model are its highlights

  100. שוק מחנה יהודה

    Shuk Mahane Yehuda

    Mahane Yehuda Market

    Usage

    Jerusalem's main produce market off Jaffa Street, with a light rail stop of the same name; it is busiest on Friday afternoons before Shabbat

  101. עין כרם

    Ein Kerem

    Ein Kerem

    Usage

    Village-like quarter in a valley in southwest Jerusalem, traditionally the birthplace of John the Baptist, with churches and old stone houses

  102. נמל יפו

    Namal Yafo

    Jaffa Port

    Usage

    Old fishing harbour below Jaffa's old town, now lined with fish restaurants and studios, at the southern end of Tel Aviv's seaside promenade

  103. שוק הכרמל

    Shuk HaCarmel

    Carmel Market

    Usage

    Tel Aviv's largest open-air market, running southwest from Magen David Square on Allenby Street, close to the Allenby light rail station

  104. שדרות רוטשילד

    Sderot Rothschild

    Rothschild Boulevard

    Usage

    Tree-lined boulevard in central Tel Aviv lined with Bauhaus buildings, with cafés along its central walkway; Independence Hall is on this street

  105. כיכר רבין

    Kikar Rabin

    Rabin Square

    Usage

    Large plaza in front of Tel Aviv's city hall, used for rallies and events and a standard orientation point in the city centre

  106. נווה צדק

    Neve Tzedek

    Neve Tzedek

    Usage

    Historic quarter in southern Tel Aviv, the first neighbourhood built outside Jaffa in 1887, now low-rise lanes of boutiques and cafés

  107. העיר הלבנה

    HaIr HaLevana

    The White City

    Usage

    Collective name for the 1930s Bauhaus buildings concentrated in central Tel Aviv, a World Heritage Site clustered around Rothschild Boulevard

  108. פארק הירקון

    Park HaYarkon

    Yarkon Park

    Usage

    Large park along the Yarkon River in northern Tel Aviv, officially Ganei Yehoshua, with boating, cycle paths and an outdoor concert venue

  109. מוזיאון תל אביב לאמנות

    Muze'on Tel Aviv LeOmanut

    Tel Aviv Museum of Art

    Usage

    One of Israel's largest art museums, on Sha'ul HaMelech Boulevard, known for its modern, contemporary and Israeli collections

  110. הגנים הבהאיים

    HaGanim HaBaha'im

    The Bahá'í Gardens

    Usage

    Nineteen terraces climbing the slope of Mount Carmel in Haifa, a World Heritage Site; the upper viewpoint is entered from Yefe Nof Street

  111. ראש הנקרה

    Rosh HaNikra

    Rosh HaNikra

    Usage

    Sea grottoes in the white chalk cliffs at Israel's northern tip, reached by cable car down the cliff; about 15 minutes by car from Nahariya

  112. תל מגידו

    Tel Megiddo

    Tel Megiddo

    Usage

    Ancient mound overlooking the Jezreel Valley, a World Heritage Site with a water tunnel and city gates; the origin of the word Armageddon

  113. ציפורי

    Tzipori

    Tzipori (Sepphoris)

    Usage

    National park northwest of Nazareth preserving a Roman-era city, famous for the mosaic floor known as the Mona Lisa of the Galilee

  114. כפר נחום

    Kfar Nahum

    Capernaum

    Usage

    Archaeological site on the north shore of the Sea of Galilee with a white limestone synagogue and the house venerated as St Peter's; about 20 minutes by car from Tiberias

  115. הר האושר

    Har HaOsher

    Mount of Beatitudes

    Usage

    Hill overlooking the northwest shore of the Sea of Galilee, with an octagonal church and gardens and wide lake views, near Tabgha and Capernaum

  116. עין גדי

    Ein Gedi

    Ein Gedi

    Usage

    Oasis nature reserve on the western shore of the Dead Sea, with a trail to the David Waterfall and resident ibex and hyrax

  117. שדה בוקר

    Sde Boker

    Sde Boker

    Usage

    Kibbutz in the central Negev where Israel's first prime minister Ben-Gurion lived and is buried, near the Zin Valley lookout

  118. פארק תמנע

    Park Timna

    Timna Park

    Usage

    Desert park about 25 km north of Eilat with ancient copper mines and the rock formations known as Solomon's Pillars

  119. עבדת

    Avdat

    Avdat

    Usage

    Ruined Nabataean caravan city on Route 40 in the Negev, inscribed as part of the Incense Route World Heritage Site

  120. תל באר שבע

    Tel Be'er Sheva

    Tel Be'er Sheva

    Usage

    Biblical-period mound about 5 km east of Be'er Sheva, a World Heritage Site with a deep well and a planned ancient town layout

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