Me’arat Avigayil
Me’arat Avigayil is a cave in Southern District, Israel. Me’arat Avigayil is situated nearby to the village Beit Guvrin, as well as near the hamlet Kfar Zoharim.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Beth Guvrin and Tel Maresha.
Beth Guvrin
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Beth Guvrin or Beit Guvrin is a national park located in south-central Israel, 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.
Tel Maresha
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 Tel Maresha. Tel Maresha is situated 1¼ km southwest of Me’arat Avigayil.
Amphitheater
Archaeological site
Photo: אסף.צ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Amphitheater is an archaeological site, which is situated 1¼ km northwest of Me’arat Avigayil.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Beit Guvrin and Kfar Zoharim.
Beit Guvrin
Village
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Beit Guvrin is a kibbutz in the Lakhish region, west of the ancient city of Beit Guvrin, for which it is named. Located 14 kilometres east of Kiryat Gat, it falls under the jurisdiction of Yoav Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 483.
Kfar Zoharim
Hamlet
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Kfar Zoharim, 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. Kfar Zoharim is situated 3 km northeast of Me’arat Avigayil.
Nehusha
Village
Photo: Owenglyndur, CC BY 4.0.
Nehusha is a moshav in central Israel. Located five kilometres north-east of Beit Guvrin, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 1,477. Nehusha is situated 6 km northeast of Me’arat Avigayil.
Me’arat Avigayil
- Type: Cave
- Category: landform
- Location: Southern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.60257° or 31° 36′ 9″ northLongitude
34.90398° or 34° 54′ 14″ eastElevation
308 metres (1,010 feet)Open location code
8G3PJW33+2HGeoNames ID
9030630
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In Other Languages
“Me’arat Avigayil” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “Me’arat Avigayil”
- Hebrew: “מערת אביגיל”
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