Me‘arat Gid‘on
Me‘arat Gid‘on is a cave in Northern District, Israel. Me‘arat Gid‘on is situated nearby to the village Gidona, as well as near the protected area Ma’ayan Harod National Park.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ma’ayan Harod National Park and Tel Jezreel.
Ma’ayan Harod National Park
Protected area
Photo: Almog, Public domain.
Ma'ayan Harod or Ain Jalut is an all-year spring in the Harod Valley on the northwest corner of Mount Gilboa, that was the location of the 13th-century Battle of Ain Jalut. Ma’ayan Harod National Park is situated 490 metres west of Me‘arat Gid‘on.
Tel Jezreel
Peak
Tel Jezreel is an archaeological site in the eastern Jezreel Valley in northern Israel. The ancient city of Jezreel served as a main fortress of the Northern Kingdom of Israel under king Ahab in the 9th century BCE. Tel Jezreel is situated 3 km west of Me‘arat Gid‘on.
Nuris
Ruins
Nuris was a Palestinian Arab village in the District of Jenin. In 1945, Nuris had 570 inhabitants. It was depopulated during the 1948 War on 29 May 1948 under Operation Gideon. The Israeli moshav of Nurit was built on Nuris' village land in 1950. Nuris is situated 2 km southeast of Me‘arat Gid‘on.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gidona and Nurit.
Gidona
Village
Photo: Matanya, Public domain.
Gidona or Gid'onah is a community settlement in northern Israel. Located near Ein Harod, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gilboa Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 514.
Nurit
Village
Nurit is a community settlement in northern Israel. Located on Mount Gilboa, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gilboa Regional Council.
Kfar Yehezkel
Village
Photo: Iliakriv, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kfar Yehezkel is a moshav in northern Israel. Located in the Jezreel Valley, six kilometres southeast of Afula, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gilboa Regional Council. In 2023 the moshav had a population of 1,181.
Me‘arat Gid‘on
- Type: Cave
- Also known as: “Me`arat Gid`on”
- Category: landform
- Location: Northern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32.5494° or 32° 32′ 58″ northLongitude
35.35596° or 35° 21′ 22″ eastElevation
3 metres (10 feet)Open location code
8G4QG9X4+Q9GeoNames ID
8342636
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In Other Languages
“Me‘arat Gid‘on” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “Me‘arat Gid‘on”
- Hebrew: “מערות גדעון”
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