District of Tiberias

The village stood on an uneven hill in the mountains of eastern lower Galilee, which was oriented along a southeast-northwest line and overlooked Lake Tiberias. It was linked by a dirt road to al-Shuna, the closest village, and by a dirt path to the road between Tiberias and al-Maghar. The village may have been established on the ruins of the Canaanite city of Hukkok ('hole'), mentioned in the Old Testament (Joshua 19:34). It was known by the name Hucuca in the Roman period.

The village was situated on a volcanic rock ridge overlooking Wadi al-Hamam and the Sea of Tiberias. It was connected by a secondary road to the village—which is classified as cultivated in the Geographical Dictionary of Palestine—that ran parallel to the lakeshore all the way to the city of Tiberias. This road was unpaved and linked the village to the Hattin road in the southwest. The village houses were irregularly clustered around the intersection of these two roads. Most

The village was located on the northern bank of a valley bearing the same name—Wadi al-Hamam—approximately three kilometers west of the shore of the Sea of Galilee. A dirt road connected it to a main road leading to the village of al-Majdal on the lake’s shore. Near the village stood a small fortress known as Qal‘at al-Hamam (Fort of al-Hamam) or Qal‘at Bani Ma‘ni (Fort of the Ma‘ni family). In 1737, the English traveler Richard Pococke visited the valley, and about a century

Al-‘Ubeidiya was situated on a small, rounded hill located on the western bank of the Jordan River, approximately 2.5 kilometers south of Lake Tiberias (Sea of Galilee), and about one kilometer south of the point where the Wadi al-Mujass flows into the Jordan River. A secondary road connected it to the village of Samakh, located on the southern shore of Lake Tiberias. It is plausible that al-‘Ubeidiya was established on the ruins of the Canaanite town of Beit Shams. The Ameri

Al-Tabgha was built on a flat tract of land along the northwestern shore of Lake Tiberias (Sea of Galilee), to the north of a plain known as Ghuwayr Abu Shusha. A secondary road connected it to the neighboring village of al-Samakiyya. Several springs were located in and around the village. Al-Tabgha stood on the site of the ancient village of Heptapegon (Greek for “Seven Springs”), which was known to the Crusaders as Mensa Christi ("Table of Christ"). In 1596, al-Tabgha was a

The village was located on the eastern slope of a moderately elevated hill, bordered on its eastern side from north to south by a narrow valley. A main road passed through it, leading to Tiberias to the northeast and Nazareth to the southeast. The Crusaders referred to it as "Siera" in 1596. Al-Shajara was a village in the Tiberias Subdistrict, part of the Tiberias District, with a population of 369 inhabitants. The village paid taxes on various crops including wheat, barley,

The village of Al-Samra was situated on a flat stretch of land along the southeastern shore of the Sea of Tiberias, approximately 3 kilometers from the Syrian-Palestinian border. The Golan Heights overlooked the village from the east, and it was connected by a secondary road to the nearby village of Samakh, which was the closest settlement. Al-Samra was rectangular in shape, extending parallel to the lake from north to south. In the early 19th century, the Swiss traveler Burc

Al-Samqiya was located in a volcanic area on the northern shore of the Sea of Tiberias. A secondary road connected it to the main road running along the lake’s shore, leading to the city of Tiberias. The village was established near the site of the Roman-Byzantine town of Kfar Nahum, of which only ruins remain today. This site is currently known as Tel Hum, despite the absence of any actual hill in the location. In reference to the road extending along the northern shore of t

The village of Samakh was located on a flat area of the Jordan Valley at the southernmost shore of the Sea of Tiberias, a short distance from where the Jordan River exits the lake. Samakh was the largest village in the Tiberias district in terms of both area and population. It served as an important transportation hub, linking regions east of the Jordan River with those to the west, as well as connecting the areas surrounding the lake with the Jordan Valley to the south. The

The village of Al-Naqeeb was located on the eastern shore of the Sea of Galilee, on a relatively flat area of land overlooked by the Golan Heights. The city of Tiberias was visible across the lake to the west. The waters of Wadi al-Muzaffar flowed into the lake about one kilometer north of the village site, and the deep Wadi Samakh lay about three kilometers to the east. The fortress of Qal‘at al-Husn (grid reference 212242) is believed to have been built on the site of the a

The site is fenced off, as is much of the village’s land. Israeli Settlements on Village Lands On the ruins of the village lies a large military base known as HITTM, visible from satellite images. The settlement of Ahuzat Taqtali was established on the village lands in 1949.

The village was situated on the summit of a hill overlooking the Sea of Galilee and the city of Tiberias, sloping downward toward both. Several springs surrounded the village from the east, south, and southeast. A secondary road connected Nasir al-Din to a main road running northwest of it, which led to Tiberias. The village was named in honor of Nasir al-Din, who had a shrine to the north of the village site. According to local tradition, he was killed in battle against the

The village was situated on a flat stretch of land near the western bank of the Banias River, not far from the Syrian border. Travelers who passed through it in the late nineteenth century described it as a village built of stone and mud in a plain near a river. It was surrounded by agricultural lands, and the entire population of modern Al-Mansura were Muslims. In 1944/1945, a total of 1,249 dunams of its lands were irrigated or used for orchards. Several ruins and archaeolo

The village was situated on a flat stretch of land near the Jordan River, approximately two kilometers from the point where the river exits the Sea of Galilee, close to the main road leading north toward Samakh by the lake. It was located only half a kilometer south of Khirbat Umm Junieh (grid reference 203233). In most sources, it is not distinguished from Khirbat Umm Junieh as of 1881. The population of Khirbat Umm Junieh at that time ranged between 250 and 330 inhabitants.

Al-Manara was a depopulated Palestinian village, a small village whose lands extended between the villages of Hunin and Al-Buwayziyya, located northeast of the city of Safad, approximately 26 kilometers away. The village was situated at an elevation reaching 837 meters above sea level. Its lands were estimated to cover an area of 2,550 dunams. Al-Manara was among the villages occupied and destroyed prior to the Nakba, specifically in 1943, when the kibbutz "Manara" was establ

The village of al-Majdal was located on the western shore of Lake Tiberias (Sea of Galilee), at the southern edge of the Ghuweir Abu Shusha Plain, at the base of a mountain rising sharply from the plain to an elevation of approximately 380 meters. It was connected to the city of Tiberias via a main road that curved along the shoreline of the lake. It is likely that al-Majdal was the same ancient town mentioned in the New Testament, associated with Mary Magdalene. In the Talmu

The village of Ma‘dhar was situated on an elevated, flat tract of land in the Lower Eastern Galilee, approximately 6 kilometers northeast of Mount Tabor (Jabal al-Tur). Several small streams flowed from springs within the village and discharged into Wadi al-Bira, which ultimately emptied into the Jordan River. A dirt road connected Ma‘dhar to the nearby village of Kafr Kamma, located to the northwest, which was intersected by the main road leading to Samakh at the southern ti

The village of Lubya was located atop a rectangular rocky hill that extended from east to west, overlooking the Turkan Plain to the south. The village was divided into eastern and western sections, separated by a secondary road that connected it to the main Tiberias–Nazareth road. During the Crusader period, the village was known as Lubia. The village is also known as the birthplace of Abu Bakr al-Lubyati, a notable Islamic scholar of the 15th century who studied religious sc

The village of Kafr Sabt was located on a gently sloping plain in the Lower Eastern Galilee. It overlooked a valley to the north and relatively level areas in other directions. A secondary road linked the village to the Palestinian village of Kafr Kama (which still exists today), and from there to the main Tiberias–Nazareth road. During the Roman era, Kafr Sabt was known as Kfar Shabtai. The Arab geographer al-Muqaddasi (d. ca. 990 CE) mentioned it among the villages of Caesa

The village was located at the edge of a small valley on the northern slope of Mount Hattin. Historically, the village held significant commercial and strategic importance because it overlooked the Hattin Plain. This plain led eastward to the coastal lowlands surrounding the Sea of Tiberias and connected westward to the Lower Galilee plains through several mountain passes. These plains, with their eastern and western passages, served as routes for trade caravans and military