Me`arat Amira
Me`arat Amira is a cave in Northern District, Israel. Me`arat Amira is situated nearby to Cave of the Robbers, as well as near the spring Ein Amud.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cave of the Robbers and Khirbet Minya.
Cave of the Robbers
Cave
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Mugharet el-Zuttiyeh, also called as the "Skull Cave", is a prehistoric archaeological site in Upper Galilee, Israel. It is situated 2,900 m from the Nahal Amud outlet, approximately 30 m above the wadi bed. Cave of the Robbers is situated 1 km west of Me`arat Amira.
Khirbet Minya
Archaeological site
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Khirbet Minya, also known as Qasr al-Minya or Ayn Minyat Hisham in Arabic and Horvat/Hurvat Minnim in Hebrew, is an Umayyad-built qasr in eastern Galilee, Israel, about 200 meters west of the northern end of Lake Tiberias. Khirbet Minya is situated 2 km east of Me`arat Amira.
Amud Cave
Cave
Amud Cave is located in the Upper Galilee, in the Nahal Amud gorge. It is situated about 30 m above Nahal Amud, right next to and above the famous pillar for which Nahal Amud is named. Amud Cave is situated 1½ km west of Me`arat Amira.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Livnim and Ginosar.
Livnim
Village
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Livnim is a community settlement in northern Israel. Located northwest of the Sea of Galilee in the western Ginosar Valley, it falls under the jurisdiction of Merom HaGalil Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 516.
Ginosar
Village
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Ginosar is a kibbutz in the Plain of Ginosar on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee in Israel. Located north of Tiberias on Highway 90, it falls under the jurisdiction of Emek HaYarden Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 825.
Hukok
Village
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Hukok is a kibbutz in Israel. Located near the Sea of Galilee and the cities of Tiberias and Safed, it falls under the jurisdiction of Emek HaYarden Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 802. Hukok is situated 2½ km northwest of Me`arat Amira.
Me`arat Amira
- Type: Cave
- Category: landform
- Location: Northern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32.86667° or 32° 52′ northLongitude
35.51667° or 35° 31′ eastOpen location code
8G4QVG88+MMOpenStreetMap ID
node 278478801OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entrance
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In Other Languages
“Me`arat Amira” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “מערת אמירה”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include מצפה עירא גורביץ and Ein Amud.
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