Exit from Soreq Cave
Exit from Soreq Cave is a cave in Jerusalem District, Israel. Exit from Soreq Cave is situated nearby to the park Mearat Hanefitim, as well as near Avshalom 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
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Har Yaala is a scenic viewpoint, which is situated 2 km east of Exit from Soreq Cave.
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 Exit from Soreq Cave.
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 Exit from Soreq Cave.
Exit from Soreq Cave
- Type: Cave
- Also known as: “Exit from Stalactite Cave”
- Category: landform
- Location: Jerusalem District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.75582° or 31° 45′ 21″ northLongitude
35.02234° or 35° 1′ 20″ eastOpen location code
8G3QQ24C+8WOpenStreetMap ID
node 2328281623OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entrance
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In Other Languages
“Exit from Soreq Cave” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “יציאה ממערת שורק”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mearat Hanefitim and מצפור שמורת נחל שורק.
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