 It began in al-Qantara and went east to Pelusium, following the northern coast of Sinai through el-Arish and Rafah.From there it followed the coast of Canaan through Gaza, Ashkelon, Ashdod, Aphek avoiding the Yarkon River, and Dor before turning east again through Megiddo and the Jezreel Valley until it reached Tiberias on the Sea of Galilee.Again turning northward along the lake shore, the "Via Maris" passed through Migdal, Capernaum, and Hazor.