Me’arat Avigayil

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

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Beth Guvrin and Tel Maresha.

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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.

Ruins
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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 1¼ km southwest of Me’arat Avigayil.

Archaeological site
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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.

Village
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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
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, 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 3 km northeast of Me’arat Avigayil.

Village
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is a moshav in central . Located five kilometres north-east of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 1,421. is situated 6 km northeast of Me’arat Avigayil.

Me’arat Avigayil

Latitude
31.60257° or 31° 36′ 9″ north
Longitude
34.90398° or 34° 54′ 14″ east
Elevation
308 metres (1,010 feet)
Open location code
8G3PJW33+2H
Geo­Names 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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