Har Bar Yohai
Har Bar Yohai is a peak in Northern District, Israel and has an elevation of 1,147 metres. Har Bar Yohai is situated nearby to the village Meron, as well as near Kfar Hoshen.Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Meron and Khirbet Shema.
Mount Meron
Peak
Photo: Lior, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mount Meron, also known as Mount Jarmaq or Jebel Jarmaq, is a mountain in the Upper Galilee region of Israel. It has special significance in Jewish religious tradition and parts of it have been declared a nature reserve.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Beit Jann and Jish.
Beit Jann
Village
Bayt Jann is a Druze village on Mount Meron in northern Israel. At 940 meters above sea level, Bayt Jann is one of the highest inhabited locations in the country.
Jish
Village
Jish, also known by its Hebrew name of Gush Halab, or by its classical name of Gischala, is a local council in Upper Galilee, located on the northeastern slopes of Mount Meron, 13 kilometres north of Safed, in Israel's Northern District.
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.
Har Bar Yohai
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,147 metres
- Also known as: “Mt. Bar Yohai”
- Category: landform
- Location: Northern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.9904° or 32° 59′ 25″ northLongitude
35.4161° or 35° 24′ 58″ eastElevation
1,147 metres (3,763 feet)Open location code
8G4QXCR8+4COpenStreetMap ID
node 278473690OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Finnish to Hebrew—“Har Bar Yohai” goes by many names.
- Finnish: “Bar Jochain Vuori”
- Hebrew: “הר בר יוחאי”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Meron and Bar Yohai.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include בריכת חורף הר מירון and Mount Meron Eastern Lookout.
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