Me‘arat Ga’ton
Me‘arat Ga’ton is a cave in Northern District, Israel. Me‘arat Ga’ton is situated nearby to the village Mitzpe Hila, as well as near Ein Ya’akov.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Monfort Castle and Yehi’am Fortress.
Monfort Castle
Ruins
Montfort is a ruined Crusader castle in the Upper Galilee region in northern Israel, about 22 miles northeast of the city of Haifa and 10 miles south of the border with Lebanon. Monfort Castle is situated 2½ km northwest of Me‘arat Ga’ton.
Yehi’am Fortress
Castle
Jiddin, also known as the Jiddin Fortress or Khirbet Jiddin is a partly ruined fortress in the western Upper Galilee 16 kilometers northeast of the port city of Acre. Yehi’am Fortress is situated 3½ km southwest of Me‘arat Ga’ton.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mitzpe Hila and Ein Ya’akov.
Mitzpe Hila
Village
Mitzpe Hila or simply Hila is a community settlement in northern Israel. Located in the western Galilee hills near the Lebanese border, it falls under the jurisdiction of Ma'ale Yosef Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 464.
Ein Ya’akov
Village
Ein Ya'akov is a moshav in northern Israel. Located near Ma'alot-Tarshiha, it falls under the jurisdiction of Ma'ale Yosef Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 1,278.
Mi’ilya
Village
Mi'ilya, also called Mi'elya, is an Arab local council in the western Galilee in the Northern District of Israel. Its name during the Kingdom of Jerusalem era in Galilee was Castellum Regis.
Me‘arat Ga’ton
- Type: Cave
- Also known as: “Me`arat Ga’ton”
- Category: landform
- Location: Northern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
33.02285° or 33° 1′ 22″ north
Longitude
35.23915° or 35° 14′ 21″ east
Elevation
474 metres (1,555 feet)
Open location code
8G5Q26FQ+4M
GeoNames ID
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In Other Languages
“Me‘arat Ga’ton” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “Me‘arat Ga’ton”
- Hebrew: “מערת געתון”
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