Maghārat al Jayy

Maghārat al Jayy is a cave in West Bank, Palestine. Maghārat al Jayy is situated nearby to El-Jai cave, as well as near the village Almon.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include El-Jai cave and Faran Monastery.

El-Jai cave

Cave

El-Jai cave is a sizable karstic cave located in a cliff within the northern Judaean Desert, in the modern-day West Bank. The El-Jai cave served as a refuge cave for Jewish rebels during the late phase of the Bar Kokhba Revolt, around 135 CE. El-Jai cave is situated 590 metres southeast of Maghārat al Jayy.

Faran Monastery

Ruins

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Faran Monastery is a ruins, which is situated 2 km south of Maghārat al Jayy.

Qubur Bani Isra’il

Archaeological site

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Qubur Bene Isra'in or Qubur Bani Isra'il, are four, formerly five, huge stone structures dated to the Middle Bronze Age, which rise from a rocky plateau overlooking Wadi Qelt in the West Bank, about 3.5 miles northeast of Jerusalem, between Hizma and Geva Binyamin along Highway 437. Qubur Bani Isra’il is situated 3 km west of Maghārat al Jayy.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Almon and Geva Binyamin.

Almon

Village

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Almon, also known as Anatot, is an Israeli settlement in the West Bank, organized as a community settlement. Founded in 1982, it falls under the jurisdiction of the Mateh Binyamin Regional Council.

Geva Binyamin

Village

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Geva Binyamin, also known as Adam, is an Israeli settlement in the West Bank, built over land expropriated from the Palestinian village of Jaba'. It is organised as a community settlement and falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Binyamin Regional Council. Geva Binyamin is situated 2½ km west of Maghārat al Jayy.

Ma’ale Mikhmas

Village

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Ma'ale Mikhmas is an Israeli settlement in the Binyamin region of the northern West Bank. Located a few miles northeast of Jerusalem, it falls under the municipal jurisdiction of Mateh Binyamin Regional Council and according to Palestinians the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate. Ma’ale Mikhmas is situated 3½ km north of Maghārat al Jayy.

Maghārat al Jayy

Type: Cave
Also known as: “Magharat al Jai” and “Magharat al Jayy”
Category: landform
Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude

31.85° or 31° 51′ north

Longitude

35.3° or 35° 18′ east

Elevation

339 metres (1,112 feet)

Open location code

8G3QR8X2+X2

GeoNames ID

283470

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