Arago Cave

Arago Cave is a prehistoric site in the community of , in the department of . It is a large cavity overlooking a perennial stream called the Verdouble.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Cave
  • Description: cave in France
  • Also known as: “Arago cave”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Musée de Préhistoire de Tautavel and Église Notre-Dame de l’Assomption de Vingrau.

Museum
Photo: PePeEfe, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a museum, which is situated 3 km south of Arago Cave.

Church
Photo: Claudefà, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a church, which is situated 2 km northeast of Arago Cave.

Church
Photo: Admirał Bum, CC BY 2.5.
is a church, which is situated 2 km northeast of Arago Cave.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tautavel and Tuchan.

Village
Photo: Mith, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a commune in the department in southern . It is home to The European Centre for Prehistoric Research. Man, an early human and some of the oldest human remains in Europe, was found in Caune de l'Arago, a cave in the commune. is situated 3 km south of Arago Cave.

Photo: Tournasol7, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village of 800 people in the Languedoc region of the south of , inland between Narbonne and Perpignan, in the heart of a wine-producing region.

Village
Photo: Meria z Geoian, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a commune in the department in southern . is situated 7 km south of Arago Cave.

Arago Cave

Latitude
42.83967° or 42° 50′ 23″ north
Longitude
2.75492° or 2° 45′ 18″ east
Open location code
8FJ4RQQ3+VX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1995231923
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cave_entrance
Wiki­data ID
Q1643777
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Arago Cave” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كهف أراغو”
  • Catalan: “Cauna de l’Aragó”
  • Catalan: “Cova de l’Aragó”
  • Dutch: “Höhle von Arago”
  • Esperanto: “Kaverno Arago”
  • French: “caune de l’Arago”
  • French: “Caune de l’Arago”
  • French: “grotte de l’Arago”
  • French: “grotte de Tautavel”
  • German: “Höhle von Arago”
  • Hungarian: “Arago barlang”
  • Italian: “Grotta dell’Arago”
  • Japanese: “アラゴ洞窟”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Cauna de l’Aragó”
  • Polish: “Arago”
  • Spanish: “Cueva del Arago”
  • Ukrainian: “Печера Араго”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Tautavel (Les Gouleyrous) and Saint-Bernard.

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