Magdala, the region of Magdala
Archimandrite Nikifor’s Biblical Encyclopedia
(tower) (Josh 15 [citation as printed]) — a city of the tribe of Issachar, lying on the west shore of the Sea of Tiberias, north of Tiberias, not far from Capernaum. From this city came Mary Magdalene. In the Gospel of Mark this city is called Dalmanutha (Mark 8:10). Today Magdala is called Mejdel — according to Olesnitsky, a wretched village whose houses are built not even from ancient material but from small shore stones mixed with mud. On the flat roofs of the houses, upper stories have been added in the form of huts of reed and brushwood.
Two small remnants of towers of Arab construction, and a poor plastered tomb of the village’s sheikh, are the only local points of interest. Nature here presents a pitiful scene of desolation — a single solitary palm grows, and no other vegetation — though the setting itself, notwithstanding, is beautiful.