El Ayin ruins
El Ayin ruins is a cave in Jerusalem District, Israel. El Ayin ruins is situated nearby to the cave Columbarium, as well as near מערה קולומבריום.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Beth Guvrin and Tel Goded.
Beth Guvrin
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Beth Guvrin or Beit Guvrin is a national park located in south-central Israel, 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.
Tel Goded
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Deror avi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tell ej-Judeideh is a tell in modern Israel, lying at an elevation of 398 metres above sea-level. The Arabic name is thought to mean, "Mound of the dykes." In Modern Hebrew, the ruin is known by the name Tell Goded. Tel Goded is situated 1 km northwest of El Ayin ruins.
Amphitheater
Archaeological site
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Amphitheater is an archaeological site, which is situated 3 km southwest of El Ayin ruins.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kfar Zoharim and Beit Guvrin.
Kfar Zoharim
Hamlet
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Kfar Zoharim, 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.
Beit Guvrin
Village
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Beit Guvrin is a kibbutz in the Lakhish region, west of the ancient city of Beit Guvrin, for which it is named. Located 14 kilometres east of Kiryat Gat, it falls under the jurisdiction of Yoav Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 483.
Nehusha
Village
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Nehusha is a moshav in central Israel. Located five kilometres north-east of Beit Guvrin, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 1,477. Nehusha is situated 3½ km east of El Ayin ruins.
El Ayin ruins
- Type: Cave
- Also known as: “Khirbet el-Ein”
- Categories: archaeological site and landform
- Location: Jerusalem District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
31.62685° or 31° 37′ 37″ northLongitude
34.91552° or 34° 54′ 56″ eastOpen location code
8G3PJWG8+P6OpenStreetMap ID
node 4687601497OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entranceWikidata ID
Q126595253
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In Other Languages
“El Ayin ruins” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “חורבת אל עין”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Columbarium and מערה קולומבריום.
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