Kesem cave

Qesem Cave is a Lower Paleolithic archaeological site near the city of in . The site was occupied by early humans from about 400,000 to about 200,000 years ago.
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  • Ruins
  • Description: Archaeological site
  • Also known as
    “Qesem”
    “Qesem Cave”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Migdal Afeq (Mirabel Fortress) Ruins.
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Migdal Afek, also Migdal Tsedek, is a national park on the southeastern edge of , . is situated 3½ km southwest of Kesem cave.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kafr Qasim and Rosh HaAyin.
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, also spelled as Kafr Qassem, Kufur Kassem…
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is a city in the of Israel. is situated 3 km west of Kesem cave.
is an Israeli settlement and local council… is situated 3 km north of Kesem cave.

Kesem cave

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Latitude
32.10207° or 32° 6′ 7″ north
Longitude
34.98662° or 34° 59′ 12″ east
Open location code
8G4P4X2P+RJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5022100178
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Wiki­data ID
Q24252

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Kesem cave” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كهف قاسم”
  • Catalan: “cova de Qessem”
  • Dutch: “Qesem grot”
  • Dutch: “Qesem-grot”
  • Dutch: “Qesemgrot”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كهف قاسم”
  • French: “grotte de Qesem”
  • French: “Grotte de Qesem”
  • German: “Kassem-Höhle”
  • German: “Kessem-Höhle”
  • German: “Qesem-Höhle”
  • Hebrew: “מערת קסם”
  • Italian: “grotta di Qesem”
  • Italian: “Grotta di Qesem”
  • Japanese: “ケセブ洞窟”
  • Malayalam: “ഖെസെം ഗുഹ”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Qesemgrotta”
  • Portuguese: “Caverna de Qesem”
  • Russian: “Кесем”
  • Spanish: “Cueva de Qesem”
  • Ukrainian: “Кесем”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Shaqif esh Sheikh Cave and Horbat Dayyar.

Nearby Places

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