מערות כוכים

מערות כוכים is a ruins in , . מערות כוכים is situated nearby to , as well as near the ruins .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Beth Guvrin and Tel Maresha.

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or Beit Guvrin is a national park located in south-central , in the Shfela region. It is a particularly good place to visit in summer, because its caves are cool and shady even when it's scorching outside.

Ruins
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Maresha was an Iron Age city mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, whose remains have been excavated at Tell Sandahanna, an archaeological mound or 'tell' renamed after its identification to . is situated 1 km southeast of מערות כוכים.

Archaeological site
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is an archaeological site, which is situated 1 km north of מערות כוכים.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Beit Guvrin and Kfar Zoharim.

Village
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is a kibbutz in the Lakhish region, west of the , for which it is named. Located 14 kilometres east of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Yoav Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 505.

Hamlet
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, 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. is situated 4 km northeast of מערות כוכים.

Village
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is a kibbutz in the Lakhish region of south-central . falls under the jurisdiction of Yoav Regional Council and is a member of the Kibbutz Movement. In 2024 its population was 676. is situated 6 km north of מערות כוכים.

מערות כוכים

Latitude
31.5997° or 31° 35′ 59″ north
Longitude
34.89413° or 34° 53′ 39″ east
Open location code
8G3PHVXV+VM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1627452899
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
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In Other Languages

“מערות כוכים” goes by many names.
  • Hebrew: “מערות כוכים”

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