Mount Meron
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Mount Meron (Hebrew: הר מירון, Har Meron) is a mountain in Israel 1,208 meters/3,955 feet above sea level. It is the highest mountain within the internationally recognized borders of the state of Israel. Meron is Israel's second highest point if one includes the Golan Heights, which partially encompass Mount Hermon.
The village of Meron is at on its slopes as well as the adjacent Jewish holy site (especially to Orthodox Jews) of the tomb of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai. Leading up to the anniversary of his death on Lag B'Omer, thousands of people camp out along the slopes near the tomb, and on Lag B'Omer itself, hundreds of thousands make pilgrimages to celebrate the occasion.
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 The tomb of Shimon bar Yochai |
 Mt. Meron in early morning |
 Panoramic view of Meron mountain range from Safed |
 The northern slopes of Mt. Meron still lush after the 2006 Lebanon War |
 The View from the top - looking north-east |
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