Har Avishay
Har Avishay is a hill in Southern District, Israel and has an elevation of 224 metres. Har Avishay is situated nearby to the village Ein Gedi, as well as near the tribal area ‘Arab ar Rashā’idah.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ein Gedi and Cave of Letters.
Ein Gedi
Ein Gedi is an oasis in the Judaean Desert, near the Dead Sea, between Masada and the caves of Qumran. The name refers to Kibbutz Ein Gedi and to the nearby nature reserve.
Cave of Letters
Cave
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The Cave of Letters is a refuge cave in Nahal Hever in the Judean Desert where letters and fragments of papyri from the Roman Empire period were found. Cave of Letters is situated 2½ km south of Har Avishay.
Cave of Horrors
Cave
Cave of Horror is the nickname given to a refuge cave that archaeologists have catalogued as Nahal Hever Cave 8 of the Judaean Desert, Israel, where the remains of Jewish refugees from the Bar Kokhba revolt were found. Cave of Horrors is situated 3 km southwest of Har Avishay.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ein Gedi.
Ein Gedi
Village
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Ein Gedi is a kibbutz on the western shore of the Dead Sea in Israel. Located on the edge of the Judaean Desert at the site of historic Ein Gedi, it falls under the jurisdiction of Tamar Regional Council. Ein Gedi is situated 3½ km east of Har Avishay.
Har Avishay
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 224 metres
- Description: hill in Southern District, Israel
- Category: landform
- Location: Southern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Har Avishay” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Har Avishay”
- Dutch: “Har Avishay”
- Hebrew: “הר אבישי”
- Swedish: “Har Avishay”
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