Avshalom Cave

Avshalom Cave, known in academic literature as Soreq Cave and popularly as Stalactites Cave, is a 5,000 m2 cave on the western side of Mt. Ye'ela, in the Judean hills in , known for its dense concentration of stalactites and other cave formations.
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  • Type: Cave
  • Description: cave in Israel
  • Also known as: “Avshalom-Höhle”, “cueva de las Estalactitas”, “cueva de Shorek”, “grotte d’Avshalom”, “grotte de Sorek”, “Jeskyně Avšalom”, “Jeskyně Sorek”, “Me`arat HaNetifim”, “Peştera Avshalom”, “Pestera Stalactitelor”, “Soreq Cave”, “Stalactite Cave”, and “Пещера Сорек”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Columbarium and Dayr Aban.

Archaeological site
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A , also called a cinerarium… is situated 4 km east of Avshalom Cave.

Ruins
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was a Palestinian Arab village in the… is situated 1½ km southwest of Avshalom Cave.

Scenic viewpoint
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is a scenic viewpoint, which is situated 2 km east of Avshalom Cave.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mahseya and Naham.

Village
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is a moshav in central .

Village
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is a moshav in central .

Village
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is a moshav in central , and a biblical… is situated 3 km northwest of Avshalom Cave.

Avshalom Cave

Latitude
31.75592° or 31° 45′ 21″ north
Longitude
35.02214° or 35° 1′ 20″ east
Elevation
429 metres (1,407 feet)
Open location code
8G3QQ24C+9V
Open­Street­Map ID
node 370165241
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cave_entrance
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
8183450
Wiki­data ID
Q2670579
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Avshalom Cave” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مغارة سوريك”
  • Armenian: “Սորեկ (արգելոց)”
  • Armenian: “Սորեկ”
  • Azerbaijani: “Avşalom mağarası”
  • Azerbaijani: “Sorek mağarası”
  • Cebuano: “Me‘arat HaNetifim”
  • Czech: “Avšalomova jeskyně”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كهف افشالوم”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مغارة بيت سوريك”
  • French: “grotte de Soreq”
  • French: “Grotte de Soreq”
  • German: “Sorek-Höhle”
  • Hebrew: “Me‘arat HaNetifim”
  • Hebrew: “Me’arat Sorek”
  • Hebrew: “Me‘arat Soreq”
  • Hebrew: “מערת אבשלום”
  • Hebrew: “מערת הנטיפים”
  • Hebrew: “מערת שורק”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Avshalomgrotta”
  • Romanian: “Peștera Avshalom”
  • Russian: “Заповедник Сорек”
  • Russian: “Сорек”
  • Spanish: “Cueva de Absalom”
  • Swedish: “Me‘arat HaNetifim”
  • Ukrainian: “Авшалом”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Mahseya and Naham.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: ‘Stalagtites cave’ ticket office and Betzelah HaHar.

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Worth a closer look: Tel Aviv and Nazareth.

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