Me‘arot Bet Guvrin

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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.

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 1½ km south of Me‘arot Bet Guvrin.

Amphitheater

Archaeological site

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Amphitheater is an archaeological site, which is situated 1 km west of Me‘arot Bet Guvrin.

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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. Kfar Zoharim is situated 2½ km northeast of Me‘arot Bet Guvrin.

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 northeast of Me‘arot Bet Guvrin.

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