Ein Shammay
Ein Shammay is a spring in Northern District, Israel. Ein Shammay is situated nearby to the village Kfar Shamai, as well as near Kfar Shammay.- Type: Spring
- Description: spring in Israel
- Also known as: “`En Shammay” and “En Shammay”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mt. Mesarevim and Khirbet Shema.
Khirbet Shema
Archaeological site
Khirbet Shema is an archaeological site located in Israel at the foot of Mount Meron. It features the ruins of a large Jewish village of the Roman and Byzantine periods, including the remains of an ancient synagogue and a mausoleum.
Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochay tomb
Synagogue
Photo: Djampa, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The tomb of Shimon bar Yochai, or Kever Rashbi, on Mount Meron is the traditional burial place of the 2nd-century Mishnaic rabbi Shimon bar Yochai. A place of pilgrimage since the late 15th century, it is today the second-most-visited Jewish site in the world after the Western Wall with as many as two million annual visitors.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kfar Shamai and Shefer.
Kfar Shamai
Village
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Kfar Shamai is a moshav in northern Israel. Located in Upper Galilee, about 1.9 miles west of Safed, it falls under the jurisdiction of Merom HaGalil Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 626.
Shefer
Village
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Shefer is a moshav in northern Israel. Located near Safed, it falls under the jurisdiction of Merom HaGalil Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 507. Shefer is situated 2½ km southwest of Ein Shammay.
Meron
Village
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Meron or Meiron is a moshav in northern Israel. Located on the slopes of Mount Meron in the Upper Galilee near Safed, it falls under the jurisdiction of Merom HaGalil Regional Council. Meron is situated 3 km northwest of Ein Shammay.
Ein Shammay
- Category: body of water
- Location: Northern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.96389° or 32° 57′ 50″ northLongitude
35.45139° or 35° 27′ 5″ eastElevation
632 metres (2,073 feet)Open location code
8G4QXF72+HHOpenStreetMap ID
node 278477623OpenStreetMap feature
natural=spring
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Ein Shammay” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “‘En Shammay”
- Hebrew: “‘En Shammay”
- Hebrew: “עין שמאי”
- Swedish: “‘En Shammay”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Har Meron Extension 4 Nature Reserve and Mt. Shammay.
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