Meron Junction
Meron Junction is a bus stop in Northern District, Israel. Meron Junction is situated nearby to the archaeological site Old Meron Synagogue, as well as near the peak Mt. Yehoyariv.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Old Meron Synagogue and Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochay tomb.
Old Meron Synagogue
Archaeological site
Old Meron Synagogue is an archaeological site, which is situated 610 metres southwest of Meron Junction.
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 790 metres south of Meron Junction.
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 south of Meron Junction.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Meron and Bar Yohai.
Meron
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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
Photo: קרלוס הגדול, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 2023 its population was 1,161.
Or HaGanuz
Village
Photo: קרלוס הגדול, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Meron Junction
- Type: Bus stop
- Category: transportation
- Location: Northern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32.98769° or 32° 59′ 16″ northLongitude
35.44272° or 35° 26′ 34″ eastOpen location code
8G4QXCQV+33OpenStreetMap ID
node 1803039306OpenStreetMap feature
highway=bus_stopOpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=platform
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Hebrew—“Meron Junction” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مفرق ميرون”
- Hebrew: “צומת מירון”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mt. Yehoyariv and Ein Bar Yohay.
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