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Chorazin
32.9111° N, 35.5628° E
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Chorazin (Greek: Χοραζίν ; also Chorazain) or Korazim (Hebrew: כורזים; also Chorizim) was an ancient village in the Roman and Byzantine periods, best known from the Christian Gospels. It stood on the Korazim Plateau in the Upper Galilee on a hill above the northern shore of the Sea of Galilee, 2.5 mi (4.0 km) from Capernaum in what is now the territory of modern Israel. Khirbat Karraza (also Karraza, Kh. Karazeh, Kerazeh) was a village established at the site of the ancient village and depopulated during the 1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine on May 4, 1948, by the Palmach's First Battalion during Operation Yiftach. It was located 8.5 km southeast of Safad. The nearby Israeli town of Korazim is named for this location.
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Depopulation of Khirbat Karraza
May 4, 1948
Synagogue originally built
late 3rd century
Synagogue destroyed
4th century
Synagogue rebuilt
6th century
Jacob Ory excavation and Seat of Moses discovery
1926
Extensive excavations and survey
1962–1964
Excavations resumed
1980–1987
Salvage excavation along ancient road
2004
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