Highway 87 is a 35 km long east-west

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in northern

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

and the Israeli-occupied

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 di ...

. It extends from the northern shores of Lake Kinneret through the central Golan Heights. It begins in the west at Kfar Nahum/Capernaum and ends in the east at Bashan Junction.

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Places of interest near Highway 87

* Tabgha/Ein Sheva with the

Church of the Multiplication The Church of the Multiplication of the Loaves and Fish, shortened to the Church of the Multiplication, is a Roman Catholic church located at Tabgha, on the northwest shore of the Sea of Galilee in Israel. The modern church rests on the site of ...

and the Church of the Primacy of St. Peter * Church of the Beatitudes * Capernaum/Kfar Nahum – the

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side of the archaeological site with the ancient synagogue, and the

Greek Orthodox The term Greek Orthodox Church ( Greek: Ἑλληνορθόδοξη Ἐκκλησία, ''Ellinorthódoxi Ekklisía'', ) has two meanings. The broader meaning designates "the entire body of Orthodox (Chalcedonian) Christianity, sometimes also cal ...

side and monastery *

Arik Bridge Arik is a given name, and may refer to: In sports: * Arik Benado, the captain of Maccabi Haifa * Arik Gilbert (born 2002), American football player * Ariel "Arik" Zeevi, Israeli judoka In music: * Arik Einstein, Israeli singer *Arik Marshall, Am ...

* Bethsaida,

Bethsaida Valley The Bethsaida Valley ( he, בקעת הבטיחה), Arabic: Buq'at al-Butayhah,

Yehudiya Forest Nature Reserve The Yehudiya Reserve ( he, שמורת יהודיה) is a nature reserve in the central Golan Heights. With the area of 134 sq. km, it is the largest reserve in the Golans. The height differential of its landscape - from 200 meters below the sea le ...

and Yehudiya Stream * Memorial statue for the IDF's 7th brigade * Husayniyah (חושנייה)

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Places of interest near Highway 87

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