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Sepphoris (/sɪˈfɔːrɪs/) or Zippori (/ˈzɪpəraɪ/; Hebrew: צִפּוֹרִי Tzipori; Ancient Greek: Σέπφωρις Sépphōris; Arabic: صفورية Saffuriya), in the past called Diocaesaraea (Ancient Greek: Διοκαισάρεια) and, during the Crusades, le Saforie (Old French: le Saforie), is a former village and an archaeological site located in the central Galilee region of Israel, 6 kilometers north-northwest of Nazareth. It lies 286 meters above sea level and overlooks the Beit Netofa Valley. The site holds a rich and diverse historical and architectural legacy that includes Hellenistic, ancient Jewish, Roman, Byzantine, Islamic, Crusader, Arab and Ottoman remains.
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sepphoris
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Coordinates: 32°45'5"N 35°17'7"E
- Umm Qeis 37 km
- Gamla 45 km
- Shomron 53 km
- Sabastiyah 53 km
- Beit Ras - Capitolias 54 km
- Tel al-Jabiyah 68 km
- Tell al-Harra 74 km
- Sama 93 km
- Defyaneh 127 km
- Hibabiya 140 km
- Decumanus 0.4 km
- Tzippori 0.9 km
- Hosha'aya 1.1 km
- Water Reservoirs 2.3 km
- Floating Solar Field 2.5 km
- Floating Solar Field 2.6 km
- Eshkol Reservoir 4 km
- haLokhem haBedui junction 4.1 km
- Shimshit 4.2 km
- Beit Netofa Valley 6.5 km
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