Sima de las Palomas
Sima de las Palomas is on Cabezo Gordo, located between Balsicas and San Javier in the Murcia region of Spain. It was inhabited for tens of thousands of years, by Neanderthals and others.
- Cave
- Description: cave in Spain
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cabezo Gordo.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include San Javier and Balsicas.
San Javier
San Javier is a town of some 32,000 inhabitants in Murcia in the southeast of Spain. San Javier is situated 6 km east of Sima de las Palomas.
Los Alcázares
Los Alcázares is a town, which is situated 8 km southeast of Sima de las Palomas.
Sima de las Palomas
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Latitude
37.79839° or 37° 47′ 54″ north
Longitude
-0.89691° or 0° 53′ 49″ west
Open location code
8C9XQ4X3+96
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entrance
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From French to Swedish—“Sima de las Palomas” goes by many names.
Sima de las PalomasItalian
Sima de las PalomasSwedish
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Paisaje Protegido Cabezo Gordo and Parque de las flores.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Yacimiento paleoantropológico ‘Sima de las Palomas’ and Espada de Excalibur.
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Murcia: Highlights
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