Capernaum

Summary

Capernaum is an ancient city^[1]. Capernaum ranks in the top 2% of ancient_city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,953 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Capernaum is located in Northern District^[3].
• Capernaum is located in Galilee^[4].
• Capernaum is in the country of Israel^[5].
• Capernaum is on the body of water Sea of Galilee^[6].
• Capernaum's instance of is recorded as ancient city^[7].
• Capernaum's instance of is recorded as archaeological site^[8].
• Capernaum's instance of is recorded as tourist destination^[9].
• Capernaum took place at Tiberias^[10].
• Capernaum's Commons category is recorded as Capernaum^[11].
• Capernaum's located in time zone is recorded as Israel Standard Time^[12].
• 200 BC marks the founding of Capernaum^[13].
• Capernaum's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 32.881111111111, 'lon': 35.575}^[14].
• Capernaum's IUCN protected areas category is recorded as IUCN category II: National Park^[15].
• Capernaum's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Capernaum^[16].
• Capernaum's Commons gallery is recorded as Kapernaum^[17].
• Capernaum's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa^[18].
• Capernaum's described by source is recorded as Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus^[19].
• Capernaum's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[20].
• Capernaum's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[21].
• Capernaum's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron^[22].
• Capernaum's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[23].
• Capernaum's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[24].
• Capernaum covers an area of {'unit': 'Q216795', 'amount': '+1728'}^[25].
• Capernaum dates from the Second Temple period^[26].
• Capernaum's culture is recorded as Second Temple Judaism^[27].

Body

Geography

Capernaum is in the country of Israel^[5]. Located in include Northern District^[3], a districts of Israel^[28], in Israel^[29] and Galilee^[4], a region^[30], in Israel^[31]. Capernaum is on the body of water Sea of Galilee^[6].

Physical Characteristics

Capernaum covers an area of {'unit': 'Q216795', 'amount': '+1728'}^[25].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include ancient city^[7], archaeological site^[8], and tourist destination^[9].

History and Context

200 BC marks the founding of Capernaum^[13].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Capernaum include Capernaum Church^[32], a church building^[33], in Denmark^[34], founded in 1895^[35].

Why It Matters

Capernaum ranks in the top 2% of ancient_city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,953 views/month).^[2] Capernaum has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] Capernaum is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]

Entities named for Capernaum include Capernaum Church^[32], a church building^[33], in Denmark^[34], founded in 1895^[35].