Shuqba Cave
Shuqba Cave is an archaeological site in Wadi Natuf near the town of Shuqba in the West Bank, Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, Palestine. The cave is the type-site for the prehistoric Natufian culture.
- Cave
- Description: cave and archaeological site in the West Bank
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover Artabba Fortress.
Artabba Fortress
Archaeological site
Khirbet Artabbeh, also known simply as Artabba…
3 km east of Shuqba Cave
Villages in the Area
Discover Shuqba and Shabtin.
Shuqba Cave
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Latitude
31.98209° or 31° 58′ 56″ north
Longitude
35.04322° or 35° 2′ 36″ east
Open location code
8G3QX2JV+R7
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural = cave_entrance
Wikidata ID
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Shuqba Cave” goes by many names.
مغارة شقباArabic
Cova de ShuqbaCatalan
舒克巴洞穴Chinese
Shuqba-grotDutch
مغارة شقباEgyptian Arabic
מערת נחל נטוףHebrew
מערת נטוףHebrew
מערת שוקבאHebrew
Bauma de ShuqbaOccitan (post 1500)
غار شقبهPersian
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