Kasa Eleihu
Kasa Eleihu is in Northern District, Israel. Kasa Eleihu is situated nearby to the spring Ein Zeved, as well as near the archaeological site Khirbet Shema.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Khirbet Shema and Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochay tomb.
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 650 metres northeast of Kasa Eleihu.
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 1 km northeast of Kasa Eleihu.
Old Meron Synagogue
Archaeological site
Old Meron Synagogue is an archaeological site, which is situated 1¼ km northeast of Kasa Eleihu.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Meron and Kfar Shamai.
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.
Kfar Shamai
Village
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Kfar Shamai is a moshav in northern Israel. Located in Upper Galilee, about 1.9 miles west of Safed, it falls under the jurisdiction of Merom HaGalil Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 628. Kfar Shamai is situated 3 km southeast of Kasa Eleihu.
Hemdat Yamim
Hamlet
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Hemdat Yamim is a hamlet, which is situated 3 km south of Kasa Eleihu.
Kasa Eleihu
- Type: Rock
- Categories: tourism, tourist attraction, and landform
- Location: Northern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32.97354° or 32° 58′ 25″ northLongitude
35.43388° or 35° 26′ 2″ eastOpen location code
8G4QXCFM+CHOpenStreetMap ID
node 6897747885OpenStreetMap feature
natural=rockOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
“Kasa Eleihu” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “כסא אליהו”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ein Zeved and Ein Meron.
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