Me’arot Mayish
Me’arot Mayish is a cave in Jerusalem District, Israel. Me’arot Mayish is situated nearby to the village Nehusha, as well as near the peak Horbat Burgin.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Horbat Burgin and Horvat Itri.
Horbat Burgin
Peak
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Khirbat Umm Burj was a Palestinian Arab village in the Hebron Subdistrict, sometimes designated in modern maps as Burgin. Its ruins are today located within the borders of Israel.
Horvat Itri
Archaeological site
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Horvat 'Ethri, or Umm Suweid, is an archaeological site situated in the Judean Lowlands in modern-day Israel. Excavations at the site have uncovered the remains of a partially restored Jewish village from the Second Temple period. Horvat Itri is situated 2 km northeast of Me’arot Mayish.
Horvat Midras
Archaeological site
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Horvat Midras, or Khirbet Drūsye in Arabic, is an archaeological site located in the central Judaean Lowlands, in modern-day Israel. It contains the remains of an ancient settlement situated on the slopes of a spur near an ancient road that once connected Jerusalem with the southern coastal plain. Horvat Midras is situated 2½ km northwest of Me’arot Mayish.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nehusha and Tzafririm.
Nehusha
Village
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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.
Tzafririm
Village
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Tzafririm is a moshav in central Israel. Located near Beit Shemesh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 442. Tzafririm is situated 2½ km north of Me’arot Mayish.
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 southwest of Me’arot Mayish.
Me’arot Mayish
- Type: Cave
- Category: landform
- Location: Jerusalem District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.63816° or 31° 38′ 17″ northLongitude
34.95317° or 34° 57′ 11″ eastElevation
374 metres (1,227 feet)Open location code
8G3PJXQ3+77GeoNames ID
9030675
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In Other Languages
“Me’arot Mayish” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “Me’arot Mayish”
- Hebrew: “מערות מיש”
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