Tiberias, Israel

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:city
gptkbp:archaeologicalSite Roman and Byzantine ruins
gptkbp:areaCode 04
gptkbp:climate Mediterranean climate
gptkbp:country gptkb:Israel
gptkbp:demographics majority Jewish population
gptkbp:elevation -200 meters
gptkbp:foundedIn circa 20 CE
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Herod_Antipas
gptkbp:governingBody gptkb:Tiberias_Municipality
gptkbp:historicalSignificance one of Judaism's four holy cities
center of Jewish learning in the Mishnaic and Talmudic periods
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tiberias, Israel
gptkbp:ISO_3166-2_code gptkb:ILTBR
IL-TA
gptkbp:language gptkb:Arabic
gptkb:Hebrew
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Northern_District,_Israel
gptkbp:locatedOn western shore of the Sea of Galilee
gptkbp:mainEconomicActivity agriculture
fishing
tourism
gptkbp:mayor Boaz Yosef (as of 2023)
gptkbp:municipalStatus city since 1922
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Emperor_Tiberius
gptkbp:notableSite gptkb:Hamat_Tiberias_National_Park
gptkb:Tomb_of_Maimonides
gptkb:Sea_of_Galilee_promenade
gptkb:Tomb_of_Rabbi_Akiva
Hot springs
gptkbp:officialWebsite https://www.tiberias.muni.il/
gptkbp:population approximately 44,000 (2022)
gptkbp:postalCode 14200–14499
gptkbp:religiousSignificance important pilgrimage site for Jews and Christians
gptkbp:sisterCity gptkb:Bordeaux,_France
gptkb:Kaposvár,_Hungary
gptkb:Krasnodar,_Russia
gptkb:Miami_Beach,_United_States
gptkbp:timezone IST (UTC+2)
gptkbp:timezoneDST IDT (UTC+3)
gptkbp:touristAttraction major tourist destination in Israel
gptkbp:transportation served by Highway 90
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Maimonides
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4