Shmurat Me‘arat HaNetifim
Shmurat Me‘arat HaNetifim is a nature reserve in Jerusalem District, Israel. Shmurat Me‘arat HaNetifim is situated nearby to the village Mahseya, as well as near Naham.Places of Interest
Highlights include Avshalom Cave and Dayr Aban.
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.
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 Mahseya and Naham.
Mahseya
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 2024 it had a population of 485.
Naham
Village
Naham is a moshav in central Israel. Located near Beit Shemesh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 626.
Eshtaol
Village
Photo: יעקב, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Eshtaol is a moshav in central Israel, and a biblical location mentioned in the Books of Joshua and Judges and in the first Book of Chronicles. Located 6 km north of the city of Beit Shemesh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. Eshtaol is situated 3 km north of Shmurat Me‘arat HaNetifim.
Shmurat Me‘arat HaNetifim
- Type: Nature reserve
- Also known as: “Shmurat Me`arat HaNetifim”
- Location: Jerusalem District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.75499° or 31° 45′ 18″ northLongitude
35.02188° or 35° 1′ 19″ eastElevation
388 metres (1,273 feet)Open location code
8G3QQ23C+XQGeoNames ID
8183464
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In Other Languages
“Shmurat Me‘arat HaNetifim” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “Shemurat Me‘arat HaNetifim”
- Hebrew: “Shemurat Me‘arat Soreq”
- Hebrew: “Shmurat Me‘arat HaNetifim”
- Hebrew: “שמורת מערת הנטיפים”
- Hebrew: “שמורת מערת שורק”
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