Kesem cave

Qesem Cave is a Lower Paleolithic archaeological site near the city of in . Early humans were occupying the site by 400,000 until c. 200,000 years ago.
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  • Type: Ruins
  • Description: Archaeological site
  • Also known as: “Qesem” and “Qesem Cave”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Migdal Afek.

Building
Photo: Bukvoed, CC BY 3.0.
, also Migdal Tsedek, is a national park on the southeastern edge of , . The ruins of a fortified manor house built by a sheikh during the 19th century, among which remains of the Crusader castle of Mirabel can be seen, are today known in Hebrew as or Migdal Tsedek. is situated 3½ km southwest of Kesem cave.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kafr Qasim and Rosh HaAyin.

Village
Photo: Nizzan Cohen, CC BY 4.0.
, also spelled as Kafr Qassem, Kufur Kassem, Kfar Kassem and Kafar Kassem, is an Arab city in . It is located about 20 km east of , on the Israeli side of the Green Line separating Israel and the , in the southern portion of the "Little Triangle" of Arab-Israeli towns and villages.

Town
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is a city in the of Israel. It is located in the eastern ravine of the Sharon Plain, opposite the Samaria Mountains. The city is named after its location at the source of the . is situated 3 km west of Kesem cave.

Village
is an Israeli settlement and local council located in the Seam Zone of the , abutting and crossing the Green Line. It is surrounded by forest to the west, and Kfar Qasim to the southwest, to the east, and Khirbet Abu Salman to the northeast. is situated 3 km north of Kesem cave.

Kesem cave

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
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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”

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