Me‘arat Kelekh

Me‘arat Kelekh is a cave in , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Beit Kama and Lakhish.

Village
Photo: אסף.צ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a kibbutz in the northern desert in . Located north of the Bedouin city of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Bnei Shimon Regional Council. In 2024 its population was 1,044. is situated 7 km southwest of Me‘arat Kelekh.

Village
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Lachish was an ancient Canaanite and later Israelite city in the region of Canaan on the south bank of the . The current tell by that name, known as Tel Lachish or Tell el-Duweir, has been identified with Lachish. is situated 8 km north of Me‘arat Kelekh.

Village
Photo: Ranbar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, also known as Dvira, is a kibbutz in southern . Located near and , it falls under the jurisdiction of Bnei Shimon Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 1,197. is situated 8 km south of Me‘arat Kelekh.

Me‘arat Kelekh

Latitude
31.48821° or 31° 29′ 18″ north
Longitude
34.82196° or 34° 49′ 19″ east
Elevation
239 metres (784 feet)
Open location code
8G3PFRQC+7Q
Geo­Names ID
8184192
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In Other Languages

“Me‘arat Kelekh” goes by many names.
  • Hebrew: “Me‘arat Kelekh”
  • Hebrew: “Me’arat Kelekh”
  • Hebrew: “מערת כלך”

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