Meron pilgrimage complex

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Jewish pilgrimage site holy site religious complex

The Meron pilgrimage complex is a major Jewish religious site in northern Israel centered around the tomb of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, attracting large crowds of pilgrims, especially on the holiday of Lag BaOmer.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Meron	2
Meron pilgrimage complex canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9578184 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Meron pilgrimage complex
Context triple: [Tomb of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, partOf, Meron pilgrimage complex]

A. Toplou Monastery
Toplou Monastery is a historic fortified Eastern Orthodox monastery in eastern Crete, Greece, renowned for its impressive architecture, religious significance, and collection of icons and manuscripts.
B. Mar Behnam Monastery
Mar Behnam Monastery is an ancient Syriac Christian monastic complex in northern Iraq, renowned for its historic churches, inscriptions, and significance as a pilgrimage site.
C. Sanahin Monastery
Sanahin Monastery is a medieval Armenian monastic complex in northern Armenia, renowned for its historic architecture and status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
D. Ikalto Monastery
Ikalto Monastery is a historic Georgian Orthodox monastic complex in the Kakheti region, renowned for its medieval academy and role as a major cultural and educational center.
E. Elonas Monastery
Elonas Monastery is an Eastern Orthodox cliffside monastery in the Peloponnese region of Greece, renowned for its dramatic setting and religious significance.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Meron pilgrimage complex
Target entity description: The Meron pilgrimage complex is a major Jewish religious site in northern Israel centered around the tomb of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, attracting large crowds of pilgrims, especially on the holiday of Lag BaOmer.

A. Toplou Monastery
Toplou Monastery is a historic fortified Eastern Orthodox monastery in eastern Crete, Greece, renowned for its impressive architecture, religious significance, and collection of icons and manuscripts.
B. Mar Behnam Monastery
Mar Behnam Monastery is an ancient Syriac Christian monastic complex in northern Iraq, renowned for its historic churches, inscriptions, and significance as a pilgrimage site.
C. Sanahin Monastery
Sanahin Monastery is a medieval Armenian monastic complex in northern Armenia, renowned for its historic architecture and status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
D. Ikalto Monastery
Ikalto Monastery is a historic Georgian Orthodox monastic complex in the Kakheti region, renowned for its medieval academy and role as a major cultural and educational center.
E. Elonas Monastery
Elonas Monastery is an Eastern Orthodox cliffside monastery in the Peloponnese region of Greece, renowned for its dramatic setting and religious significance.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Jewish pilgrimage site ⓘ holy site ⓘ religious complex ⓘ
associatedWith	Haredi Judaism ⓘ linked to: Haredi Jews Hasidic communities ⓘ Kabbalah ⓘ Sephardi communities ⓘ mystical traditions in Judaism ⓘ
attracts	Jewish pilgrims ⓘ
country	Israel ⓘ
culturalSignificance	focus of folk customs connected to Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai ⓘ important site for many Hasidic courts ⓘ site of popular religious practices ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Rabbi Elazar bar Shimon ⓘ linked to: Rabbi Eleazar ben Shimon Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai ⓘ linked to: Shimon bar Yochai
governedBy	Israeli government agencies ⓘ Israeli religious authorities ⓘ
hasCoreSite	Tomb of Rabbi Elazar bar Shimon ⓘ linked to: tomb of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai Tomb of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai ⓘ linked to: tomb of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai
hasLanguageOfSignage	Arabic ⓘ English ⓘ Hebrew ⓘ Yiddish ⓘ
hasStructure	access roads and parking areas ⓘ balconies and terraces ⓘ courtyards ⓘ prayer halls ⓘ separate men’s and women’s sections ⓘ temporary event infrastructure ⓘ
locatedIn	Meron ⓘ linked to: Meron pilgrimage complex Northern District, Israel ⓘ
near	Mount Meron ⓘ Safed ⓘ
notableFor	annual hillula of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai ⓘ being one of the largest annual Jewish gatherings in Israel ⓘ bonfire lighting ceremonies ⓘ very large crowds on Lag BaOmer ⓘ
pilgrimageType	Lag BaOmer pilgrimage ⓘ
religion	Judaism ⓘ
significantEvent	Lag BaOmer pilgrimage ⓘ linked to: Lag BaOmer
subjectOf	crowd management regulations ⓘ safety regulations ⓘ
usedFor	Torah study ⓘ celebrations on Lag BaOmer ⓘ hillula celebrations ⓘ lighting of bonfires ⓘ prayer ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tomb of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai → partOf → Meron pilgrimage complex ⓘ

subject linked to: tomb of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai

Meron, Israel → alternativeName → Meron ⓘ

linked to: Meron pilgrimage complex

Meron pilgrimage complex → locatedIn → Meron ⓘ