Ginosar (disambiguation)
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Ginosar is a toponym from northern Israel. It has also been adopted as a surname, usually transliterated Ginossar.
Ginosar, Ginossar, Ginnosar, or Gennesaret may refer to:
Places
[edit]- Kinneret, ancient city, later known as Ginosar (possibly a Grecised version of the name). Also spelled Ginnosar and Ginossar, variant: Gennesaret (previously Kinnereth, Chinnereth or Chinneroth).
- Lake of Gennesaret, Sea of Chinnereth or Kinneret etc., more usually known as the Sea of Galilee
- Plain of Ginosar and all above-mentioned variants, dominated by and named after the city; see: Kinneret (archaeological site): The plain
- Ginosar (kibbutz), modern settlement in northern Israel
People
[edit]Chronologically by birth year:
- Shlomo Ginossar (1889-1969), Israeli ambassador to Italy
- Rosa Ginossar (1890-1979), first female lawyer in Israel and women's rights activist
- Eldad Ginossar (born 1981), Israeli bridge player