Tsomet Meron

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Old Meron Synagogue

Archaeological site

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Old Meron Synagogue is an archaeological site, which is situated 690 metres southwest of Tsomet Meron.

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. Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochay tomb is situated 1 km south of Tsomet Meron.

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.

Or HaGanuz

Village

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Or HaGanuz, sometimes Or Ganuz, is a community settlement in northern Israel. Located in the eastern Upper Galilee, about six kilometers northwest of the town of Safed, it falls under the jurisdiction of Merom HaGalil Regional Council.

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