Mount Meron

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Mount Meron (Har Merón, named after the former village of Meiron), also known as Mount Jarmaq or Jebel Jarmaq (Jabal al-Jarmaq, named after the former village of Jarmaq), is a mountain in the Upper Galilee region of Israel. It has special significance in Jewish religious tradition and parts of it have been declared a nature reserve. At 1,204 metres (3, 950 ft) above sea level, Mount Meron is the highest peak in Israel within the Green Line. The mountain is a major motif in the art of the artists' quarter of Safed.

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