Shmurat Me‘arat Te’omim
Shmurat Me‘arat Te’omim is a nature reserve in Jerusalem District, Israel. Shmurat Me‘arat Te’omim is situated nearby to the village Zanoah, as well as near the locality Ramat Bet Shemesh.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Te’omim Cave and Avshalom Cave.
Te’omim Cave
Cave
Photo: Yuvalr, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
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 3½ km north of Shmurat Me‘arat Te’omim.
Dayr Aban
Ruins
Photo: Davidbena, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dayr Aban was a Palestinian Arab village in the Jerusalem Subdistrict, located on the lower slope of a high ridge that formed the western slope of a mountain, to the east of Beit Shemesh.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Zanoah and Mahseya.
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.
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 Me‘arat Te’omim.
Beit Shemesh
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Beit Shemesh is a city in the Shfela region of Israel, with a population of 119,000. Excluding the West Bank, Beit Shemesh is the closest city to Jerusalem.
Shmurat Me‘arat Te’omim
- Type: Nature reserve
- Also known as: “Shmurat Me`arat Te’omim”
- Location: Jerusalem District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.72626° or 31° 43′ 35″ northLongitude
35.0202° or 35° 1′ 13″ eastElevation
388 metres (1,273 feet)Open location code
8G3QP2GC+G3GeoNames ID
8183462
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In Other Languages
“Shmurat Me‘arat Te’omim” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “Shemurat Me‘arat HaTe’omim”
- Hebrew: “Shemurat Me‘arat Te’omim”
- Hebrew: “Shmurat Me‘arat Te’omim”
- Hebrew: “שמורת מערת התאומים”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Dayr Aban and H̱orbat Assad.
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