Mearat Hanefitim
Mearat Hanefitim is a park in Jerusalem District, Israel. Mearat Hanefitim is situated nearby to Avshalom Cave, as well as near Exit from Soreq Cave.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Avshalom Cave and Har Yaala.
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, unique for its dense concentration of stalactites and other cave formations.
Har Yaala
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Har Yaala is a scenic viewpoint, which is situated 2 km east of Mearat Hanefitim.
Dayr Aban
Ruins
Photo: Davidbena, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dayr Aban was a Palestinian Arab village in the Jerusalem Subdistrict, located on the lower slope of a high ridge that formed the western slope of a mountain, to the east of Beit Shemesh. Dayr Aban is situated 1½ km southwest of Mearat Hanefitim.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mahseya and Naham.
Mahseya
Village
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Mahseya is a moshav in central Israel. Located about two kilometers east of Beit Shemesh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council in the Jerusalem District. In 2023 it had a population of 500.
Naham
Village
Naham 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 597.
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. Eshtaol is situated 3 km northwest of Mearat Hanefitim.
Mearat Hanefitim
- Type: Park
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Jerusalem District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.75587° or 31° 45′ 21″ northLongitude
35.02218° or 35° 1′ 20″ eastOpen location code
8G3QQ24C+8VOpenStreetMap ID
node 12772732493OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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In Other Languages
“Mearat Hanefitim” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “מערת הנטיפים”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Exit from Soreq Cave and מצפור שמורת נחל שורק.
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