Middle East
Israel
Southern District

Me‘arot Mikhal

Me‘arot Mikhal is a cave in , . Me‘arot Mikhal is situated nearby to the scenic viewpoint , as well as near the village .
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Beth Guvrin and Tel Goded.

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or Beit Guvrin is a national park located in south-central , in the Shfela region. It is a particularly good place to visit in summer, because its caves are cool and shady even when it's scorching outside.

Scenic viewpoint
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Tell ej-Judeideh is a tell in modern Israel, lying at an elevation of 398 metres above sea-level. The Arabic name is thought to mean, "Mound of the dykes." In Modern Hebrew, the ruin is known by the name Tell Goded. is situated 1 km northeast of Me‘arot Mikhal.

Ruins
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Maresha was an Iron Age city mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, whose remains have been excavated at Tell Sandahanna, an archaeological mound or 'tell' renamed after its identification to . is situated 4 km south of Me‘arot Mikhal.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Beit Guvrin and Kfar Zoharim.

Village
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is a kibbutz in the Lakhish region, west of the , for which it is named. Located 14 kilometres east of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Yoav Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 483.

Hamlet
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, officially Ramot Yehuda-Zoharim, is an Israeli educational therapy youth village for teenagers aged 14–18 from the ultra-orthodox community who do not fit into regular educational frameworks.

Village
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is a kibbutz in the Lakhish region of south-central . falls under the jurisdiction of Yoav Regional Council and is a member of the Kibbutz Movement. In 2023 its population was 660. is situated 3½ km northwest of Me‘arot Mikhal.

Me‘arot Mikhal

Latitude
31.62663° or 31° 37′ 36″ north
Longitude
34.90506° or 34° 54′ 18″ east
Elevation
330 metres (1,083 feet)
Open location code
8G3PJWG4+M2
Geo­Names ID
8183860
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In Other Languages

“Me‘arot Mikhal” goes by many names.
  • Hebrew: “Me‘arot Mikhal”
  • Hebrew: “Me’arot Mikhal”
  • Hebrew: “מערות מיכל”

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