Tsemah Junction ( he, צומת צמח, ''Tzomet Tzemach'') is a road junction at the southern tip of the Sea of Galilee, where Highway 90 continues along the western shore of the lake towards

Tiberias Tiberias ( ; he, טְבֶרְיָה, ; ar, طبريا, Ṭabariyyā) is an Israeli city on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee. A major Jewish center during Late Antiquity, it has been considered since the 16th century one of Judaism's F ...

, while Highway 92 splits off to follow the eastern shore. A few kilometres to the east

Highway 98 The following highways are numbered 98: International * European route E98 China * G98 Hainan Ring Expressway, G98 Expressway India * National Highway 98 (India) Israel *Highway 98 (Israel) Korea, South *Gukjido 98 New Zealand * New Zeal ...

branches off Highway 92 and climbs up to the

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 ...

plateau. Until 1948, the Arab village of Samakh was situated at this location. In 1920, the

Zionist Zionism ( he, צִיּוֹנוּת ''Tsiyyonut'' after '' Zion'') is a nationalist movement that espouses the establishment of, and support for a homeland for the Jewish people centered in the area roughly corresponding to what is known in Je ...

"Labor Brigade" (Hebrew: Gdud HaAvoda) paved the road from Tiberias to Tzemah.Tiberias:Jews Lived in the City during most of its Existence
/ref> Until that date, Samakh's only direct connection to Tiberias had been by boat.

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{{reflist Tiberias Roads in Israel

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