page_title: Al-Majdal, Tiberias
hierarchical_section_title: Al-Majdal, Tiberias
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Geburtsort von Maria Magdalena, Magdala, zwischen 1890 und 1900English: The birthplace of Mary Magdalene, Magdala, Holy Land, between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900 العربية: مكان ولادة مريم المجدلية في قرية المجدل، قضاء طبريا في شمال فلسطين، تقع قرية المجدل على الشاطئ الغربي لبحيرة طبريا، تعود الصورة إلى حوالي 1890 - 1900.
context_page_description: Al-Majdal was a Palestinian Arab village, located on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee, 3 miles north of Tiberias and south of Khan Minyeh. It is identified with the site of the ancient town of Magdala, reputed to be the birthplace of Mary Magdalene.
  Christian pilgrims wrote of their visits to see the house and church of Mary Magdalene from the 6th century onward, but little is known about the village in the Mamluk and early Ottoman period, indicating it was likely small or uninhabited. In the 19th century, Western travellers interested in the biblical history of Palestine documented their observations of Al-Majdal, generally describing it as a very small and poor Muslim village. In 1910–11, Russian Zionists founded Migdal adjacent to Al-Majdal. Just prior to the outbreak of the 1948 Arab-Israeli war, Al-Majdal was depopulated and then largely destroyed. The Israeli town of Migdal has since expanded onto part of the village's former lands.
context_section_description: Al-Majdal (Arabic: المجدل‎, "tower", also transliterated Majdal, Majdil and Mejdel) was a Palestinian Arab village, located on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee (200 meters (660 ft) below sea level), 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Tiberias and south of Khan Minyeh. It is identified with the site of the ancient town of Magdala, reputed to be the birthplace of Mary Magdalene.
  Christian pilgrims wrote of their visits to see the house and church of Mary Magdalene from the 6th century onward, but little is known about the village in the Mamluk and early Ottoman period, indicating it was likely small or uninhabited. In the 19th century, Western travellers interested in the biblical history of Palestine documented their observations of Al-Majdal, generally describing it as a very small and poor Muslim village. In 1910–11, Russian Zionists founded Migdal adjacent to Al-Majdal. Just prior to the outbreak of the 1948 Arab-Israeli war, Al-Majdal was depopulated and then largely destroyed. The Israeli town of Migdal has since expanded onto part of the village's former lands.
caption: al-Majdal, sea of Galilee circa 1890/1900. Shrine of Muhammad al-'Ajami in the foreground.
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