Bar Yohai
Bar Yohai is a village in Northern District, Israel. Bar Yohai is situated nearby to the village Or Haganuz, as well as near Meron.Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Meron and Old Meron Synagogue.
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. Mount Meron is situated 3 km west of Bar Yohai.
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 Bar Yohai and Or HaGanuz.
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 2024 its population was 1,173.
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
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
- Type: Village
- Category: locality
- Location: Northern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32.997° or 32° 59′ 49″ northLongitude
35.44812° or 35° 26′ 53″ eastOpen location code
8G4QXCWX+R6OpenStreetMap ID
node 350315721OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Hebrew—“Bar Yohai” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Bar Jochaj”
- French: “Bar Yohai”
- Hebrew: “בר יוחאי”
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