Tabgha
Vanished settlement · Israel
- Abandoned
- unknown
- Founded
- —
- Population
- —
- Coordinates
- 32.874, 35.549
Why it was abandoned
💥 War & expulsion
Detected automatically from the text: The village population was expelled in 1948 during Operation Matateh ("Broom").
History
Tabgha is an area situated on the north-western shore of the Sea of Galilee in Israel and a depopulated Palestinian village. It is traditionally accepted as the place of the miracle of the multiplication of the loaves and fishes and the third resurrection appearance of Jesus after his Crucifixion. The village population was expelled in 1948 during Operation Matateh ("Broom").