where is the city of tiberias
Tiberias (/taÉªËbÉªÉriÉs/; Hebrew: ×Ö°×Ö¶×¨Ö°×Ö¸×, Tveria, (audio) (helpÂ·info); Arabic: Ø·Ø¨Ø±ÙØ©ââ, Tabariyyah; Ancient Greek: ÏÎ¹Î²ÎµÏÎ¹Î¬Ï, Tiberias) is an Israeli city on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee. Established around 20 CE, it was named in honour of Emperor Tiberius. Tiberias was held in great respect in Judaism from the middle of the 2nd century CE and since the 16th century has been considered one of Judaism's Four Holy Cities, along with Jerusalem, Hebron and Safed.