Tiberias

Tiberias טְבֶרְיָה (Hebrew) طبرية (Arabic)
City
Tiberias, along the Sea of Galilee
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 32°47′47.76″N 35°32′8.58″E / 32.7966000°N 35.5357167°E / 32.7966000; 35.5357167
Country	Israel
District	Tveria (Mehoz Tz'fat)
Government
• Mayor	Zohar Oved
Area
• Total	63.7 km2 (24.6 sq mi)
Population  (2008)
• Total	41,300
Time zone	UTC+2 (Israel Standard Time (IST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (Israel Summer Time (IDT))
Area code	+972 (Israel)
Website	www.tiberias.muni.il (in Hebrew)

Tiberias (/taɪˈbɪəriəs/; Hebrew: טְבֶריָה, Tverya, Tiveria (audio) (help·info); Arabic: طبرية, Ṭabariyyah) is a city in northern Israel. It is located along the Sea of Galilee, in the Lower Galilee at the Jordan Valley. Tiberias has been considered one of Judaism's four holiest cities, along with Jerusalem, Hebron and Safed.