Har Avishay

Har Avishay is a hill in , and has an elevation of 224 metres. Har Avishay is situated nearby to the village , as well as near the tribal area .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ein Gedi and Cave of Letters.

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is an oasis in the , near the Dead Sea, between and the caves of . The name refers to Kibbutz and to the nearby nature reserve.

Cave
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The is a refuge cave in in the where letters and fragments of papyri from the Roman Empire period were found. is situated 2½ km south of Har Avishay.

Cave
or Cave of Horror is the nickname given to a refuge cave that archaeologists have catalogued as Cave 8 of the , , where the remains of Jewish refugees from the Bar Kokhba revolt were found. is situated 3 km southwest of Har Avishay.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ein Gedi.

Village
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is a kibbutz on the western shore of the in . Located on the edge of the at the site of historic , it falls under the jurisdiction of Tamar Regional Council. is situated 3½ km east of Har Avishay.

Har Avishay

Latitude
31.45583° or 31° 27′ 21″ north
Longitude
35.35023° or 35° 21′ 1″ east
Elevation
224 metres (735 feet)
Open location code
8G3QF942+83
Geo­Names ID
8375734
Wiki­data ID
Q26768858
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Satellite Map

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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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