Gan Shimon
Gan Shimon is a park in Northern District, Israel. Gan Shimon is situated nearby to Pri Megadim synagogue, as well as near the synagogue המוייסדע’ס.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Faculty of Medicine in the Galilee and Abuhav Synagogue.
Faculty of Medicine in the Galilee
University
Photo: דגיג, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Faculty of Medicine in the Galilee is an university, which is situated 500 metres northeast of Gan Shimon.
Abuhav Synagogue
Synagogue
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The Abuhav Synagogue is a Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in Safed, in the Northern Director of Israel. The synagogue was completed in the 15th century and named in honor of the Spanish kabbalist of the era, Rabbi Isaac Abuhav. Abuhav Synagogue is situated 1 km north of Gan Shimon.
Zefat Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Louski1, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Zefat Cemetery is situated 1¼ km northwest of Gan Shimon.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Safed and Birya.
Safed
Photo: Beny Shlevich, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Safed is a city in the Upper Galilee region of Israel, and is one of the oldest centers for Jewish learning and spirituality, home to the Kabbalah movement which is popular with celebrities.
Birya
Village
Photo: Boazshlomi, Public domain.
Birya is an agricultural village in northern Israel. Located in the Upper Galilee near Safed, it falls under the jurisdiction of the Merom HaGalil Regional Council.
’Akbara
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
'Akbara is an Arab village in the Israeli municipality of Safed, which included in 2010 more than 200 families. It is 2.5 km south of Safed City. The village was rebuilt in 1977, close to the old village destroyed in 1948 during the 1947–1949 Palestine war.
Gan Shimon
- Type: Park
- Also known as: “Shimon garden”
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Northern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.95978° or 32° 57′ 35″ northLongitude
35.4932° or 35° 29′ 36″ eastOpen location code
8G4QXF5V+W7OpenStreetMap ID
way 498097849OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Gan Shimon” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “גן שמעון”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Pri Megadim synagogue and המוייסדע’ס.
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