H̱orbat Pere
H̱orbat Pere is a ruin in Northern District, Israel and has an elevation of 901 metres. H̱orbat Pere is situated nearby to the village Kfar Shamai, as well as near the hamlet Hemdat Yamim.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Khirbet Shema and Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochay tomb.
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. Khirbet Shema is situated 1¼ km north of H̱orbat Pere.
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. Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochay tomb is situated 2 km north of H̱orbat Pere.
Old Meron Synagogue
Archaeological site
Old Meron Synagogue is an archaeological site, which is situated 2 km north of H̱orbat Pere.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kfar Shamai and Hemdat Yamim.
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 2023 it had a population of 628.
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 2023 it had a population of 503.
H̱orbat Pere
- Type: Ruin
- Also known as: “Horbat Pere”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Northern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.9647° or 32° 57′ 53″ northLongitude
35.43912° or 35° 26′ 21″ eastElevation
901 metres (2,956 feet)Open location code
8G4QXC7Q+VJGeoNames ID
386515
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In Other Languages
“H̱orbat Pere” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “H̱orbat Pere”
- Hebrew: “חרבת פרא”
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