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Tiberias

Western Asia

Tiberias is a city on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee in northern Israel. It was a major Jewish center during Late Antiquity, and since the 18th century has been considered one of Judaism's Four Holy Cities, alongside Jerusalem, Hebron, and Safed. In 2024 it had a population of 52,123.

Facts
Population
44,200 1
Area (sq km)
10.872 1
Founding Year
20 1
Population Estimate Year
2018 1
Elevation (m)
-200 1
Latitude
32.789722 degrees north 1
Longitude
35.524722 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Sea Level 2
Climate Zone
Temperate 3
Time Zone
UTC+02:00 4
Sources
1. Tiberias (Wikidata)
  • P571 (inception)
    +0020-00-00T00:00:00Z
  • P1082 (population)
    population 44,200 (2018)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 32.789722, longitude 35.524722
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation -200 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 10.872 sq km
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 44200 (2018)
  • In Group: Cities of Western Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
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2. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 32.7897,35.5247
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevation
Quote, results elevation
"elevation": -26.0
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 32.75, 35.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 32.75, 35.75
32.75 35.75 Csa
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4. GeoNames: Tiberias - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 293322
Quote, cities500 record 293322
32.79396 35.53152 P PPL IL 03 44779 -39 Asia/Jerusalem
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Wikidata: Tiberias
Wikidata Q151920, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
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