Qafzeh Cave

Qafzeh Cave, or Kedumim Cave, is a prehistoric archaeological site located at the bottom of in the of south of , .
Wikipedia
Photo: LS, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Cave
  • Description: cave in Palestine
  • Also known as: “Ha’kfitza cave”, “HaKfitza Cave”, “Kafzeh”, “Kedumim Cave”, “Me`arat Qedumim”, “Oafzer Cave”, and “Qafza Cave”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mount Precipice and Church of the Annunciation.

Peak
Photo: Almog, Public domain.
, also known as Mount of Precipitation, Mount of the Leap of the Lord and Mount Kedumim is located just outside the southern edge of , 2.0 km southwest of the modern city center.

Church
Photo: Berthold Werner, Public domain.
The , sometimes also referred to as the Basilica of the Annunciation, is a church in , in northern . It is one of two claimants to the site of the Annunciation – in which angel Gabriel appeared to the Virgin Mary and announced that she would give birth to Jesus – the other being the . is situated 2½ km north of Qafzeh Cave.

Stadium
Photo: Little Savage, Public domain.
Green Stadium is a football in , . is situated 2 km northeast of Qafzeh Cave.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yafa an-Naseriyye and Iksal.

Town
Photo: Amit A., Public domain.
is an Arab town in Israel. It forms part of the metropolitan area of , also an Arab locality. Declared a local council in 1960, it had a population of 18,837 in 2024, approximately 80.7% of whom were Muslim and 19.3% Christian.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an Arab local council in northern , about 5 kilometres southeast of . It has an area of 9,000 dunams and a population of 15,134 primarily Muslim inhabitants. is situated 2½ km east of Qafzeh Cave.

Village
Photo: Almog, Public domain.
is a moshav in northern . Located between and , it falls under the jurisdiction of Jezreel Valley Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 1,335. is situated 2½ km south of Qafzeh Cave.

Qafzeh Cave

Latitude
32.68006° or 32° 40′ 48″ north
Longitude
35.2956° or 35° 17′ 44″ east
Elevation
397 metres (1,302 feet)
Open location code
8G4QM7JW+26
Open­Street­Map ID
node 278472852
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cave_entrance
Geo­Names ID
386021
Wiki­data ID
Q2121357
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Qafzeh Cave” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كهف القفزة”
  • Arabic: “مغارة كدوميم”
  • Basque: “Qafzeh leizea”
  • Belarusian: “Кафзэх”
  • Cebuano: “Me‘arat Qedumim”
  • Chinese: “卡夫澤”
  • Dutch: “Qafzeh-grot”
  • Dutch: “Qafzehgrot”
  • French: “Qafzeh”
  • German: “Qafzeh-Höhle”
  • German: “Qafzeh”
  • Hebrew: “Me‘arat Qedumim”
  • Hebrew: “מערת קדומים”
  • Italian: “Grotta di Qafzeh”
  • Japanese: “カフゼ洞窟”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Qafzehgrotten”
  • Norwegian: “Qafzehgrotten”
  • Polish: “Magharat al-Kafza”
  • Russian: “Кафзех”
  • Slovenian: “Kafzeh”
  • Slovenian: “Qafzeh”
  • Spanish: “cueva de Qafzeh”
  • Spanish: “Cueva de Qafzeh”
  • Swedish: “Me‘arat Qedumim”
  • Ukrainian: “Кафзех”

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