🌲 Kursi

Israel · Asia · National Park · 32.83°N, 35.65°E

Kursi is an archaeological site in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights of Syria. The site contains the remains of a Byzantine monastery and is traditionally identified as the location of Jesus' "Miracle of the Swine". Part of the archaeological site is now an Israeli national park. Kursi takes its name from the Talmudic site. A marble slab with Aramaic text discovered in December 2015 seems to indicate that the settlement had, as of c. 500 CE, a Jewish or Judeo-Christian population.

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Quick facts

Country	Israel
Continent / region	Asia
Protection type	🌲 National Park
Coordinates (approx.)	32.83°N, 35.65°E · view on map

Kursi is a national park in Israel, in Asia. The details of why Kursi is ecologically important are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

More protected areas in Israel

Castel National Park · Ramat Gan National Park · Saint Peter Church, Capernaum · Mount Arbel · Yotvata Hai-Bar Nature Reserve · Sepphoris · Tel Be'er Sheva · Migdal Afek · Nahal Taninim · Belvoir Fortress.

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