מערת קבורה

מערת קבורה is an archaeological site in , . מערת קבורה is situated nearby to the ruins , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Modi`im and Valley of the Monks.

Ruins
Modi’in, also Modi’im, and later, Moditha, was an ancient Jewish city located in , near the modern city of , . First mentioned in the Books of Maccabees, it was the hometown of the priestly Hasmonean family, who assumed leadership over Judea following the victorious Maccabean uprising. is situated 440 metres southeast of מערת קבורה.

Archaeological site
El-Habs, nicknamed is a site of a cave which served Christian monastic chambers, on the channel of the Gimzo Stream. It is situated at the foot of Horbat Zekhariya and together with Horbat Kelah form a complex of archaeological sites in the hills of , in the territory of Ben Shemen Forest. is situated 2 km west of מערת קבורה.

Memorial
Photo: YoavR, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 1¼ km northwest of מערת קבורה.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mevo Modi’im and Al-Midya.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mevo Modi'im, officially Me'or Modi'im, is a moshav in central . It is also known as the Carlebach Moshav. Located north-west of Modi'in on Highway 443, it falls under the jurisdiction of .

Village
Photo: יעקב, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a Palestinian village in the in the western , located west of . According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of over 1,533 inhabitants in 2017.

Village
Ganei Modi'in is an Israeli settlement in the . Located just over the Green Line to the north of , it falls under the jurisdiction of .

מערת קבורה

Latitude
31.93054° or 31° 55′ 50″ north
Longitude
34.99237° or 34° 59′ 33″ east
Open location code
8G3PWXJR+6W
Open­Street­Map ID
node 12541464905
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
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In Other Languages

“מערת קבורה” goes by many names.
  • Hebrew: “מערת קבורה”

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