פיר יונים
פיר יונים is a cave in Northern District, Israel. פיר יונים is situated nearby to the cave Huta, as well as near the spring Ein Zeved.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Khirbet Shema and Old Meron Synagogue.
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 2 km east of פיר יונים.
Old Meron Synagogue
Archaeological site
Old Meron Synagogue is an archaeological site, which is situated 2 km northeast of פיר יונים.
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 2 km east of פיר יונים.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Meron and Hemdat Yamim.
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.
Hemdat Yamim
Hamlet
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Hemdat Yamim is a hamlet, which is situated 3 km south of פיר יונים.
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. Bar Yohai is situated 3½ km northeast of פיר יונים.
פיר יונים
- Type: Cave
- Category: landform
- Location: Northern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32.97472° or 32° 58′ 29″ northLongitude
35.42101° or 35° 25′ 16″ eastOpen location code
8G4QXCFC+VCOpenStreetMap ID
node 6897742685OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entrance
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In Other Languages
“פיר יונים” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “פיר יונים”
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Highlights include Huta and Ein Zeved.
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