Me‘arat Amira
Me‘arat Amira is an archaeological site in Northern District, Israel. Me‘arat Amira is situated nearby to Cave of the Robbers, as well as near the village Ginosar.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cave of the Robbers and Amud Cave.
Cave of the Robbers
Cave
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Mugharet el-Zuttiyeh, also called as the "Skull Cave", is a prehistoric archaeological site in Upper Galilee, Israel. It is situated 2,900 m from the Nahal Amud outlet, approximately 30 m above the wadi bed. Cave of the Robbers is situated 1 km west of Me‘arat Amira.
Amud Cave
Cave
Amud Cave is located in the Upper Galilee, in the Nahal Amud gorge. It is situated about 30 m above Nahal Amud, right next to and above the famous pillar for which Nahal Amud is named. Amud Cave is situated 1½ km west of Me‘arat Amira.
Khirbet Minya
Archaeological site
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Khirbet Minya, also known as Qasr al-Minya or Ayn Minyat Hisham in Arabic and Horvat/Hurvat Minnim in Hebrew, is an Umayyad-built qasr in eastern Galilee, Israel, about 200 meters west of the northern end of Lake Tiberias. Khirbet Minya is situated 2 km east of Me‘arat Amira.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ginosar and Livnim.
Ginosar
Village
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Ginosar is a kibbutz in the Plain of Ginosar on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee in Israel. Located north of Tiberias on Highway 90, it falls under the jurisdiction of Emek HaYarden Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 784.
Livnim
Village
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Livnim is a community settlement in northern Israel. Located northwest of the Sea of Galilee in the western Ginosar Valley, it falls under the jurisdiction of Merom HaGalil Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 527.
Hukok
Village
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Hukok is a kibbutz in Israel. Located near the Sea of Galilee and the cities of Tiberias and Safed, it falls under the jurisdiction of Emek HaYarden Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 681. Hukok is situated 2½ km northwest of Me‘arat Amira.
Me‘arat Amira
- Type: Archaeological site
- Also known as: “Me`arat Amira”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Northern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32.86411° or 32° 51′ 51″ northLongitude
35.5155° or 35° 30′ 56″ eastElevation
-176 metres (-577 feet)Open location code
8G4QVG78+J6GeoNames ID
294292
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In Other Languages
“Me‘arat Amira” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “Me‘arat Amira”
- Hebrew: “מערת אמירה”
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