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    Mount Meron (Hebrew: הַר מֵירוֹן, Har Meron; Arabic: جبل الجرمق, Jabal al-Jarmaq) is a mountain in the Upper Galilee region of Israel. It has special...
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    April 2021, at about 00:45 IDT (UTC+3), a deadly crowd crush occurred on Mount Meron, Israel, during the annual pilgrimage to the tomb of Rabbi Shimon bar...
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    Meron (Hebrew: מֵירוֹן, Meron) is a moshav in northern Israel. Located on the slopes of Mount Meron in the Upper Galilee near Safed, it falls under the...
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    Mount Meron Nature Reserve is a declared nature reserve in the Galilee that constitutes the largest nature reserve in northern Israel, with an area of...
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    highest point in territory internationally recognized as Israeli is Mount Meron at 1,208 meters (3,963 ft). Israel lies to the north of the equator around...
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    an area where vineyards and wineries thrive, producing quality wines. Mount Meron stands as the highest point in the area, reaching an elevation of 1,208...
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    thought Gebel Germaq [Mount Meron/Jabal al-Jarmaq] was the place where Jesus showed his glory to the apostles." W. Ewing, "The Mount of Transfiguration"...
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    Zeitim and Ami'ad, and an air surveillance station in Meron. It later fired another 70 at the Mount Meron area, and then ten more at Zar'it, bringing the total...
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    mountain in the Upper Galilee, Israel, located within the area of the Mount Meron Nature Reserve, near the settlements of Sasa, Mattat, and Hurfeish. The...
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    Yochai (Hebrew: קבר רבי שמעון בר יוחאי), or Kever Rashbi (קבר רשב״י), on Mount Meron is the traditional burial place of the 2nd-century Mishnaic rabbi Shimon...
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