‘En Meron

Places of Interest

Khirbet Shema

Archaeological site

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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

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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.

Old Meron Synagogue

Archaeological site

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Old Meron Synagogue is an archaeological site.

Places in the Area

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.

Bar Yohai

Village

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Bar Yohai is a religious Jewish community settlement in northern Israel. Located near Mount Meron, it falls under the jurisdiction of Merom HaGalil Regional Council. as of 2024 its population was 1,173.

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. Kfar Shamai is situated 3 km southeast of ‘En Meron.

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