Etsba Cave

Etsba Cave is a cave in , . Etsba Cave is situated nearby to , as well as near the school .
  • Type: Cave
  • Description: cave in Israel
  • Also known as: “Me’arat Etsba” and “Me`arat Etsba`”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Military Prison 6 and Kfar Tzvi Sitrin.

Prison
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.5.
Prison Six, officially Confinement Base 396 is an Israeli military prison located near , , on Oren Junction. It was the second military prison for IDF soldiers, after Prison Four in . is situated 630 metres west of Etsba Cave.

School
Photo: Nirvadel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, also known as Beit Tzvi is a technical college and village in northern . Located near Highway 4, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof HaCarmel Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 122. is situated 1 km northwest of Etsba Cave.

Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Atlit detainee camp was an internment camp established by the authorities of Mandatory Palestine in the late 1930s on what is now the , 20 kilometres south of . is situated 2½ km west of Etsba Cave.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ein Hod and Yemin Orde.

Village
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is a village in in northern . Located at the foot of and southeast of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof HaCarmel Regional Council and has the status of community settlement.

Village
Youth Village is an acclaimed youth village near , for at-risk youth, that delivers an all-encompassing school and home within a 24/7 framework; providing each student with the individual, peer and familial environment and support needed to succeed.

Village
Photo: Elad.lub, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a religious moshav shitufi in northern . Located between and near , at the foot of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof HaCarmel Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 660.

Etsba Cave

Latitude
32.7118° or 32° 42′ 43″ north
Longitude
34.97482° or 34° 58′ 29″ east
Elevation
135 metres (443 feet)
Open location code
8G4PPX6F+PW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2180023895
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cave_entrance
Geo­Names ID
8264422
Wiki­data ID
Q26766938
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Etsba Cave” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Me‘arat Eẕba‘”
  • Hebrew: “Me‘arat Etsba‘”
  • Hebrew: “Me‘arat Eẕba‘”
  • Hebrew: “מערת אצבע”
  • Swedish: “Me‘arat Eẕba‘”

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