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The Ottoman period in the land of Israel ran from 1517 to 1917, four centuries that left mosques, khans, city walls and the railway network. Posts here include Tiberias, rebuilt by the Bedouin sheikh Daher el-Omar under Ottoman rule.

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Al-Amari Mosque, Tiberias
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Tiberias

A day in Tiberias, one of Judaism's four holy cities: the Sapir Station of the national water carrier, Ottoman ruins from Daher el-Omar's era, Roman and Byzantine remains, and the ancient synagogues of Hammat Tiberias.

Aug 2013 · 4 minute read
Ottoman period fortress, Tiberias Al-Amari Mosque, Tiberias Roman city gate, Tiberias Mosaic at Hammat Tiberias Synagogue
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