Beit She'arim Necropolis
Also known as Necropolis of Beit She'arim: A Landmark of Jewish Renewal, Beit She'arim National Park, Beit She'arim Necropolis, Beit-Shearim, Beth Shéarim
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (ii), (iii).
Region
Europe and North America
Israel
Inscribed
2015
Area
12 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Beit She'arim Necropolis is about 16 km west of Nazareth. The nearest other World Heritage site is Biblical Tels, about 13 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Nazareth · about 151,000 peopleabout 16 km east
- Haifa · about 1,011,000 peopleabout 19 km north-west
- Nablus · about 216,000 peopleabout 55 km south
- Irbid · about 650,000 peopleabout 70 km east
- Tel Aviv · about 3,112,000 peopleabout 75 km south-west
- Nabatiye et Tahta · about 80,000 peopleabout 80 km north
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
IsraelCultural13 km away
IsraelCultural16 km away
IsraelCultural25 km away
PalestineCultural48 km away
LebanonCultural64 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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