Me’arat Ehud

Me’arat Ehud is a cave in , . Me’arat Ehud is situated near the village , as well as near the hamlet .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Beth Guvrin and Amphitheater.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
or Beit Guvrin is a national park located in south-central , in the Shfela region. It is a particularly good place to visit in summer, because its caves are cool and shady even when it's scorching outside.

Archaeological site
Photo: אסף.צ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an archaeological site, which is situated 1 km south of Me’arat Ehud.

Ruins
Photo: Chai, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Maresha was an Iron Age city mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, whose remains have been excavated at Tell Sandahanna, an archaeological mound or 'tell' renamed after its identification to . is situated 2½ km south of Me’arat Ehud.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Beit Guvrin and Kfar Zoharim.

Village
Photo: אסף.צ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a kibbutz in the Lakhish region, west of the , for which it is named. Located 14 kilometres east of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Yoav Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 505.

Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, officially Ramot Yehuda-Zoharim, is an Israeli educational therapy youth village for teenagers aged 14–18 from the ultra-Orthodox community who do not fit into regular educational frameworks. is situated 2½ km east of Me’arat Ehud.

Village
Photo: אסף.צ, CC BY 2.5.
is a kibbutz in the Lakhish region of south-central . falls under the jurisdiction of Yoav Regional Council and is a member of the Kibbutz Movement. In 2024 its population was 676. is situated 4 km northwest of Me’arat Ehud.

Me’arat Ehud

Latitude
31.6166° or 31° 36′ 60″ north
Longitude
34.89775° or 34° 53′ 52″ east
Elevation
297 metres (974 feet)
Open location code
8G3PJV8X+J4
Geo­Names ID
9030624
This page is based on GeoNames, Wikidata, and Wikimedia Commons.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
© Stadia Maps, Airbus DS, CNES, PlanetObserver, and Copernicus

In Other Languages

“Me’arat Ehud” goes by many names.
  • Hebrew: “Me’arat Ehud”
  • Hebrew: “מערת אהוד”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Kfar Tsahorim and H̱awwat Maresha.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Tsomet Neẖusha and Tsomet Guvrin.

Israel: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Tel Aviv and Nazareth.

Curious Caves to Discover

Uncover intriguing caves from every corner of the globe.