Amud Cave

Amud Cave is located in the , in the gorge. It is situated about 30 m above , right next to and above the famous pillar for which Nahal Amud is named.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Cave
  • Description: cave
  • Also known as: “Amud cave”, “Me`arat Ha`Ammud”, and “アムッド”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Cave of the Robbers and Khirbet Minya.

Cave
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mugharet el-Zuttiyeh, also called as the "Skull Cave"… is situated 570 metres east of Amud Cave.

Archaeological site
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
, also known as Qasr al-Minya or Ayn… is situated 3½ km east of Amud Cave.

Archaeological site
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is the name of an important Bronze and Iron… is situated 3½ km east of Amud Cave.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Livnim and Hukok.

Village
Photo: עדירל, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a community settlement in northern .

Village
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is a kibbutz in .

Village
Photo: Agmonsnir, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a moshav near Highway 85 in northern . is situated 3 km north of Amud Cave.

Amud Cave

Latitude
32.86667° or 32° 52′ north
Longitude
35.5° or 35° 30′ east
Elevation
-107 metres (-351 feet)
Open location code
8G4QVG82+M2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 278478144
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cave_entrance
Geo­Names ID
294960
Wiki­data ID
Q481397
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Amud Cave” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كهف العامود”
  • Belarusian: “Пячора Амуд”
  • Dutch: “Amud-grot”
  • Dutch: “Amudgrot”
  • German: “Amud-Höhle”
  • Hebrew: “Me‘arat Ha‘Ammud”
  • Hebrew: “Me’arat HaAmmud”
  • Hebrew: “מערת העמוד”
  • Hebrew: “מערת עמוד”
  • Italian: “Grotta di Amud”
  • Japanese: “アムッド洞窟”
  • Latin: “Spelunca Amud”
  • Russian: “Амуд (пещера)”
  • Russian: “Амуд”
  • Spanish: “cueva de Amud”
  • Spanish: “Cueva de Amud”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Ginosar and Migdal.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Moshav Livnim and העמוד של נחל עמוד.

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