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.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Artabba Fortress.
Artabba Fortress
Archaeological site
Khirbet Artabbeh, also known simply as Artabba… Artabba Fortress is situated 3 km east of Shuqba Cave.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shuqba and Shabtin.
Shuqba Cave
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- Description: cave and archaeological site in the West Bank
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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
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Shuqba Cave” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مغارة شقبا”
- Catalan: “Cova de Shuqba”
- Chinese: “舒克巴洞穴”
- Dutch: “Shuqba-grot”
- Dutch: “Shuqbagrot”
- Egyptian Arabic: “مغارة شقبا”
- French: “grotte de Shukba”
- French: “grotte de Shuqba”
- French: “Grotte de Shuqba”
- German: “Shuqba-Höhle”
- Hebrew: “מערת נחל נטוף”
- Hebrew: “מערת נטוף”
- Hebrew: “מערת שוקבא”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Bauma de Shuqba”
- Persian: “غار شقبه”
- Spanish: “cueva de Shuqba”
- Spanish: “Cueva de Shuqba”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Shaqba Mosque and Al Sabereen Mosque.
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