Cave of Letters
The Cave of Letters is a refuge cave in Nahal Hever in the Judaean Desert where letters and fragments of papyri from the Roman Empire period were found.
- Type: Cave
- Description: cave
- Also known as: “מערות האגרות” and “מערות האיגרות”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Cave of Horrors.
Cave of Horrors
Cave
Cave of Horrors or Cave of Horror is the nickname… Cave of Horrors is situated 1 km west of Cave of Letters.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ein Gedi.
Ein Gedi
Village
Cave of Letters
- Categories: archaeological site and landform
- Location: Southern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.43267° or 31° 25′ 58″ north
Longitude
35.34294° or 35° 20′ 35″ east
Elevation
130 metres (427 feet)
Open location code
8G3QC8MV+35
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entrance
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Cave of Letters” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كهف الحروف”
- Arabic: “كهف الرسائل”
- Cebuano: “Me’arot Ha’Igrot”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كهف الحروف”
- French: “grotte aux lettres”
- French: “Grotte aux lettres”
- German: “Höhle der Briefe”
- Hebrew: “Me’arot Ha’Igrot”
- Hebrew: “מערת האגרות”
- Hebrew: “מערת האיגרות”
- Indonesian: “Gua Surat”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Brevgrotta”
- Spanish: “cueva de las Cartas”
- Spanish: “Cueva de las Cartas”
- Swedish: “Me’arot Ha’Igrot”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Ein Gedi and Khashem al Daraj.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Bar-Kochva warriers‘ tomb and Aviv Campsite.
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