Qever Dan
Qever Dan is a shrine in Jerusalem District, Israel. Qever Dan is situated nearby to the village Eshtaol, as well as near Naham.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hartuv and Tel Tzora.
Hartuv
Historic site
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Hartuv, Arabic: ارتون) or Har-Tuv was an agricultural colony in the Judean Hills established in 1882 on land purchased from the Arab village of Artuf by English missionaries. Hartuv is situated 2 km south of Qever Dan.
Tel Tzora
Scenic viewpoint
Zorah or Tzorah, was a biblical town in the Judaean Foothills. It has been identified with the former village of Sar'a, now often referred to as Tel Tzora. Tel Tzora is situated 1½ km southwest of Qever Dan.
Avshalom Cave
Cave
Photo: Relly.hendel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Avshalom Cave, known in academic literature as Soreq Cave and popularly as Stalactites Cave, is a 5,000 m2 cave on the western side of Mt. Ye'ela, in the Judean hills in Israel, known for its dense concentration of stalactites and other cave formations. Avshalom Cave is situated 3½ km southeast of Qever Dan.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Eshtaol and Naham.
Eshtaol
Village
Photo: יעקב, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Eshtaol is a moshav in central Israel, and a biblical location mentioned in the Books of Joshua and Judges and in the first Book of Chronicles. Located 6 km north of the city of Beit Shemesh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council.
Naham
Village
Tarum
Village
Photo: Idobi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tarum is a moshav in central Israel. Located to the north of Beit Shemesh with an area of 1,800 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council.
Qever Dan
- Type: Shrine
- Category: religion
- Location: Jerusalem District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
31.78048° or 31° 46′ 50″ northLongitude
35.00036° or 35° 0′ 1″ eastElevation
274 metres (899 feet)Open location code
8G3QQ2J2+54GeoNames ID
10256089
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In Other Languages
“Qever Dan” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “קבר דן”
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