Naẖal Bar Yoẖay
Naẖal Bar Yoẖay is a wadi in Northern District, Israel and has an elevation of 910 metres. Naẖal Bar Yoẖay is situated nearby to the hamlet H̱emdat Yamim, as well as near the village Meron.Places of Interest
Highlights include Khirbet Shema and Old Meron Synagogue.
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 Hemdat Yamim and Meron.
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.
Shefer
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 3 km south of Naẖal Bar Yoẖay.
Naẖal Bar Yoẖay
- Type: Wadi
- Also known as: “Nahal Bar Yohay”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Northern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.96801° or 32° 58′ 5″ northLongitude
35.42919° or 35° 25′ 45″ eastElevation
910 metres (2,986 feet)Open location code
8G4QXC9H+6MGeoNames ID
386517
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In Other Languages
“Naẖal Bar Yoẖay” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “Naẖal Bar Yoẖay”
- Hebrew: “נחל בר יוחאי”
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