Huqoq

#168 among destinations in Israel

Village, Archaeological site

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Huqoq or Hukkok was an ancient Jewish village, located 12.5 km north of Tiberias. The area had been settled since ancient times and is mentioned in the Book of Joshua. The Palestinian village Yaquq was built at Huqoq's location, and a kibbutz named Hukok was established near the site on 11 July 1945. ()

Local name: חוקוק Coordinates: 32°53'5"N, 35°28'44"E

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Huqoq – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Church of the Multiplication, Church of the Beatitudes, Church of the Primacy of Saint Peter, Mount of Beatitudes.

4.2 miE
Church, Historical place, Sacred and religious sites
Church of the Multiplication, Tabgha
107 min walk • The Church of the Multiplication of the Loaves and Fish, shortened to the Church of the Multiplication, is a Roman Catholic church located at Tabgha, on the northwest shore of the Sea of Galilee in Israel. The modern church rests on the site of two earlier churches.
4.5 miE
Church
Church of the Beatitudes, Tabgha
114 min walk • The Church of the Beatitudes is a Roman Catholic church located on the Mount of Beatitudes by the Sea of Galilee near Tabgha and Capernaum in Israel.
4.2 miE
Church connected with a miracle of Jesus
Church of the Primacy of Saint Peter, Tabgha
109 min walk • The Church of the Primacy of Saint Peter is a Franciscan church located in Tabgha, Israel, on the northwest shore of the Sea of Galilee. It commemorates, and allegedly marks the spot, of Jesus' reinstatement of Peter as chief among the Apostles.
4.5 miE
Nature, Hill, Natural attraction
Mount of Beatitudes, Tabgha
114 min walk • The Mount of Beatitudes is a hill in northern Israel, in the Korazim Plateau. It is where Jesus is believed to have delivered the Sermon on the Mount.
4.4 miE
Church
Domus Galilaeae, Tiberias
113 min walk • Nestled atop the Mount of Beatitudes, overlooking the Sea of Galilee, Domus Galilaeae or "House of Galilee" stands as a beacon of faith in the city of Tiberias, Israel. This modern church and retreat center, inaugurated in the year 2000, is a significant site for...
5.7 miS
Tomb
Nabi Shu'ayb
147 min walk • Nabi Shuʿayb is an Islamic and Druze religious prophet, traditionally identified with the biblical Jethro, whose possible shrine/tomb is believed to be located near Kfar Zeitim, not far from Tiberias, Israel. The identification of Shuʿayb with Jethro, however, is a Druze tradition rather than historical fact.
4.2 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Nitai, Mount Arbel
106 min walk • Mount Nitai, sometimes spelled Nitay, is a mountain in Israel; it is situated west of the Sea of Galilee and north of the city of Tiberias and is due west of Mount Arbel. Har Nitai is named after Nittai of Arbela.
6.3 miSW
Archaeological site
Hurvat Amudim
160 min walk • Hurvat Amudim or Sde Amudim was an ancient village, now an archaeological site, in Israel, located south-east of the Beit Netofa Valley, on the eastern side of Highway 65 between Golani Interchange and Kadarim Junction.
5.2 miE
Archaeological site
Khirbat al-Minya
133 min walk • Khirbat al-Minya, also known as Ayn Minyat Hisham or Horvat Minnim is an Umayyad-built palace in the eastern Galilee, Israel, located about 200 meters west of the northern end of Lake Tiberias.
5.3 miE
Village, Archaeological site
Chorazin
135 min walk • Chorazin or Korazim was an ancient village in the Roman and Byzantine periods, best known from the Christian Gospels. It stood on the Korazim Plateau in the Upper Galilee on a hill above the northern shore of the Sea of Galilee, 2.5 mi from Capernaum in what is now the territory of modern Israel.
4.1 miNE
Archaeological site
Jubb Yussef
106 min walk • Jubb Yussef, also known as "Joseph's Well" in English, is an archaeological site in Ramat Korazim in the Galilee, Israel. It is believed by Muslims to be the site of the pit in Dothan, into which the Biblical figure Joseph was cast into by his brothers and later sold to a caravan of Midianites on its way to Egypt.

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Huqoq – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)