Me‘arot Seret
Me‘arot Seret is a cave in Southern District, Israel. Me‘arot Seret is situated nearby to the village Beit Guvrin, as well as near the hamlet Kfar Zoharim.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Beth Guvrin and Amphitheater.
Beth Guvrin
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Beth Guvrin or Beit Guvrin is a national park located in south-central Israel, 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.
Amphitheater
Archaeological site
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Amphitheater is an archaeological site, which is situated 1¼ km west of Me‘arot Seret.
Tel Maresha
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 Tel Maresha. Tel Maresha is situated 2½ km south of Me‘arot Seret.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Beit Guvrin and Kfar Zoharim.
Beit Guvrin
Village
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Beit Guvrin is a kibbutz in the Lakhish region, west of the ancient city of Beit Guvrin, for which it is named. Located 14 kilometres east of Kiryat Gat, it falls under the jurisdiction of Yoav Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 483.
Kfar Zoharim
Hamlet
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Kfar Zoharim, 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.
Nehusha
Village
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Nehusha is a moshav in central Israel. Located five kilometres north-east of Beit Guvrin, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 1,477. Nehusha is situated 5 km east of Me‘arot Seret.
Me‘arot Seret
- Type: Cave
- Also known as: “Me`arot Seret”
- Category: landform
- Location: Southern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.61206° or 31° 36′ 43″ northLongitude
34.90665° or 34° 54′ 24″ eastElevation
275 metres (902 feet)Open location code
8G3PJW64+RMGeoNames ID
8183861
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In Other Languages
“Me‘arot Seret” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “Me‘arot Seret”
- Hebrew: “Me’arot Seret”
- Hebrew: “מערות שרט”
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