Sepphoris

Tzippori צִפּוֹרִי‎

Tzippori
Coordinates: 32°44′44″N 35°16′43″E / 32.74556°N 35.27861°E / 32.74556; 35.27861Coordinates: 32°44′44″N 35°16′43″E / 32.74556°N 35.27861°E / 32.74556; 35.27861
District	Northern
Council	Jezreel Valley
Affiliation	Moshavim Movement
Founded	1949
Population (2015)	952

Saffuriyya
Sefurieh, 1859
Arabic	صفورية
Also spelled	Suffurriye, Safurriya
Subdistrict	Nazareth
Palestine grid	176/239
Population	4,330 (1945)
Area	55,378 dunams
Date of depopulation	16 July 1948/January 1949
Cause(s) of depopulation	Military assault by Yishuv forces
Secondary cause	Expulsion by Yishuv forces
Current localities	Zippori and the village land was distributed between Kibbutz Sde Nahum, Kibbutz Heftziba and Kibbutz HaSolelim

Sepphoris /sᵻˈfɔːrᵻs/ or Zippori /ˈzɪpəraɪ/ (Ancient Greek: Σέπφωρις Sépphōris; Hebrew: צִפּוֹרִי‎ Tzipori; Arabic: صفورية‎‎ Saffuriya), also called Diocaesaraea (Ancient Greek: Διοκαισάρεια) and, during the Crusades, Sephory/ˈsɛfəri/ (Old French: La Sephorie), is a village and an archeological site located in the central Galilee region of Israel, 6 kilometers (3.7 mi) north-northwest of Nazareth. It lies 286 m above sea level and overlooks the Beit Netofa Valley. The site holds a rich and diverse historical and architectural legacy that includes Hellenistic, Jewish, Roman, Byzantine, Islamic, Crusader, Arabic and Ottoman influences. In Late Antiquity, it was believed to be the birthplace of Mary, mother of Jesus, and the village where Saints Anna and Joachim are often said to have resided.