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Tsemah Junction ( he, צומת צמח, ''Tzomet Tzemach'') is a road junction at the southern tip of the Tiberias:Jews Lived in the City during most of its Existence
/ref> Until that date, Samakh's only direct connection to Tiberias had been by boat.
Tsemah Junction ( he, צומת צמח, ''Tzomet Tzemach'') is a road junction at the southern tip of the Sea of Galilee
The Sea of Galilee ( he, יָם כִּנֶּרֶת, Judeo-Aramaic: יַמּא דטבריא, גִּנֵּיסַר, ar, بحيرة طبريا), also called Lake Tiberias, Kinneret or Kinnereth, is a freshwater lake in Israel. It is the lowest f ...
, where Highway 90 continues along the western shore of the lake towards Tiberias
Tiberias ( ; he, טְבֶרְיָה, ; ar, طبريا, Ṭabariyyā) is an Israeli city on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee. A major Jewish center during Late Antiquity, it has been considered since the 16th century one of Judaism's F ...
, while Highway 92
The following highways are numbered 92:
International
* European route E92
Canada
* Newfoundland and Labrador Route 92
* Ontario Highway 92, Ontario King's Highway 92 (Former)
**Simcoe County Road 92, County Road 92 (Simcoe County, Ontario)
C ...
splits off to follow the eastern shore. A few kilometres to the east Highway 98
The following highways are numbered 98:
International
* European route E98
China
* G98 Expressway
India
* National Highway 98 (India)
Israel
*Highway 98 (Israel)
Korea, South
*Gukjido 98
New Zealand
* New Zealand State Highway 98
Pol ...
branches off Highway 92 and climbs up to the Golan Heights
The Golan Heights ( ar, هَضْبَةُ الْجَوْلَانِ, Haḍbatu l-Jawlān or ; he, רמת הגולן, ), or simply the Golan, is a region in the Levant spanning about . The region defined as the Golan Heights differs between d ...
plateau.
Until 1948, the Arab village of Samakh was situated at this location. In 1920, the Zionist
Zionism ( he, צִיּוֹנוּת ''Tsiyyonut'' after '' Zion'') is a nationalist movement that espouses the establishment of, and support for a homeland for the Jewish people centered in the area roughly corresponding to what is known in J ...
"Labor Brigade" (Hebrew: Gdud HaAvoda
Gdud HaAvoda ( he, גדוד העבודה) was a socialist Zionist work group in Mandate Palestine.
History
Officially known as the Yosef Trumpeldor Labor and Defense Battalion ( he, גדוד העבודה וההגנה על־שם יוסף טר� ...
) paved the road from Tiberias to Tzemah./ref> Until that date, Samakh's only direct connection to Tiberias had been by boat.
See also
*List of junctions and interchanges in Israel
This is a list of named junctions ( he, צומת, ''tsomet'') and interchanges ( he, מחלף, ''mechlaf'') in Israel in alphabetical order. Intersecting road numbers and/or road names are given in brackets. Alternative names by which junctions are ...
References
{{reflist Tiberias Roads in Israel