Editing Magdala (section)

{{Short description|Ancient Hebrew city}}
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{{Infobox ancient site
| name = Magdala
| native_name = {{lang|jpa-Hebr|מגדלא}}
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| image = File:מגדלא תצלום אויר.JPG
| caption = Aerial view of the modern site of Magdala, looking south
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| map_type = Israel
| map_caption  = Location in Israel
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| coordinates  = {{coord|32|49|30|N|35|30|56|E|region:IL|display=inline,title}}
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| location = Galilee, Israel
| region = [[Levant]]
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'''Magdala''' ({{langx|jpa-Hebr|label=[[Aramaic language|Aramaic]]|מגדלא|Magdalā|Tower}}; {{langx|he|מִגְדָּל|Migdál}}; {{langx|grc|Μαγδαλά|Magdalá}}) was an ancient [[Jews|Jewish]]<ref name=":1">{{cite news|title=Israel: Second Synagogue Found in Hometown of Mary Magdalene|language=en|work=Haaretz|url=https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/israel-second-synagogue-found-in-hometown-of-mary-magdalene-1.10459124|access-date=2022-01-02}}</ref> city on the shore of the [[Sea of Galilee]], {{convert|3|mi|km|0|abbr=in|order=flip}} north of [[Tiberias]]. In the [[Babylonian Talmud]] it is known as '''Magdala Nunayya''' ({{langx|tmr-Hebr|label=Aramaic|מגדלא נוניה||Tower of the Fishes|links=no}}), and which some historical geographers think may refer to [[Tarichaea]] ({{lit.|the place of processing fish}}). It is believed to be the birthplace of [[Mary Magdalene]]. Until the [[1948 Arab–Israeli War]], the [[Arab]] village of '''al-Majdal''' ({{langx|ar|المجدل}}) stood at the site of ancient Magdala. The Israeli municipality of [[Migdal (town)|Migdal]] now extends into the area.