Shmurat Naẖal Dolev
Shmurat Naẖal Dolev is a nature reserve in Jerusalem District, Israel. Shmurat Naẖal Dolev is situated nearby to the village Mahseya, as well as near Zanoah.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Te’omim Cave and Columbarium.
Te’omim Cave
Cave
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The Te'omim Cave, or the Twins Cave, Arabic name Mughâret Umm et-Tûeimîn, is a karstic cave within a nature reserve in Israel located on the western edges of the Jerusalem Mountains, in the vicinity of Beit Shemesh.
Columbarium
Archaeological site
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A columbarium, also called a cinerarium, is a structure for the reverential and usually public storage of funerary urns holding cremated remains of the dead. Columbarium is situated 4 km northeast of Shmurat Naẖal Dolev.
Avshalom Cave
Cave
Photo: Relly.hendel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Israel, known for its dense concentration of stalactites and other cave formations. Avshalom Cave is situated 2½ km north of Shmurat Naẖal Dolev.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mahseya and Zanoah.
Mahseya
Village
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Mahseya is a moshav in central Israel. Located about two kilometers east of Beit Shemesh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council in the Jerusalem District. In 2023 it had a population of 500. Mahseya is situated 2½ km northwest of Shmurat Naẖal Dolev.
Zanoah
Village
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Zanoah is a moshav in central Israel. Located adjacent to Beit Shemesh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 515. Zanoah is situated 3 km west of Shmurat Naẖal Dolev.
Nes Harim
Village
Photo: יעקב, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nes Harim is a moshav settlement in central Israel. Located in the Judean foothills near Beit Shemesh and eight kilometres west of Jerusalem, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. Nes Harim is situated 3 km northeast of Shmurat Naẖal Dolev.
Shmurat Naẖal Dolev
- Type: Nature reserve
- Also known as: “Shmurat Nahal Dolev”
- Location: Jerusalem District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.73383° or 31° 44′ 2″ northLongitude
35.02788° or 35° 1′ 40″ eastElevation
518 metres (1,699 feet)Open location code
8G3QP2MH+G5GeoNames ID
8183460
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In Other Languages
“Shmurat Naẖal Dolev” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “Shemurat Naẖal Dolev”
- Hebrew: “Shmurat Naẖal Dolev”
- Hebrew: “שמורת נחל דלב”
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