Maghārat ‘Irāq aḑ Ḑab‘
Maghārat ‘Irāq aḑ Ḑab‘ is a cave in West Bank, Palestine. Maghārat ‘Irāq aḑ Ḑab‘ is situated nearby to the archaeological site Qubur Bani Isra’il, as well as near the village Hizma.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Qubur Bani Isra’il and Tall Al-Ful.
Qubur Bani Isra’il
Archaeological site
Photo: Chesdovi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 400 metres north of Maghārat ‘Irāq aḑ Ḑab‘.
Tall Al-Ful
Archaeological site
Photo: Agmonsnir, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gibeah is the name of three places mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, in the tribes of Benjamin, Judah, and Ephraim respectively. Gibeah of Benjamin, also Gibeah of Saul, is the most commonly mentioned of the places. Tall Al-Ful is situated 4 km southwest of Maghārat ‘Irāq aḑ Ḑab‘.
Khirbet Almit
Peak
Khirbet Almit is an archaeological site in the West Bank, occupied from the Middle Bronze Age to the Ottoman period. It is located in the Judaean Desert about 4 km northeast of Mount Scopus and about 1.5 km northeast of 'Anata.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hizma and Geva Binyamin.
Hizma
Village
Photo: Dvirraz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hizma is a Palestinian town in the Jerusalem Governorate, seven kilometers from Jerusalem's Old City. The town, mostly located in Area C of the West Bank, borders four Israeli settlements, Neve Yaakov and Pisgat Ze'ev, Geva Binyamin and Almon.
Geva Binyamin
Village
Photo: מיכאלי, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Jaba’
Village
Jaba’ is a Palestinian town in the Jerusalem Governorate of the State of Palestine, located northeast of Jerusalem in the central West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 3,921 in 2017. Jaba’ is situated 2½ km northwest of Maghārat ‘Irāq aḑ Ḑab‘.
Maghārat ‘Irāq aḑ Ḑab‘
- Type: Cave
- Also known as: “Magharat ‘Iraq ad Dab’” and “Magharat Irāq ed Dab’”
- Category: landform
- Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.83884° or 31° 50′ 20″ northLongitude
35.26942° or 35° 16′ 10″ eastElevation
553 metres (1,814 feet)Open location code
8G3QR7Q9+GQGeoNames ID
283598
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