The Abba Cave
The Abba Cave is a cave in West Bank, Palestine. Access is restricted and requires permission. The Abba Cave is situated nearby to the suburb Givat HaMivtar, as well as near Yad Moriah School.Photo: משה גלנץ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Type: Cave
- Description: archaeological site in Israel
- Also known as: “Abba Cave”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Magharat Umm el ‘Amid and Ammunition Hill.
Magharat Umm el ‘Amid
Cave
Photo: תחות, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Umm al-'Amed, or Mugharet Umm el-Amed, is a monumental rock-cut tomb located in Wadi Ramot, north of ancient Jerusalem. Part of the necropolis of Second Temple-era Jerusalem, the tomb features a classical façade and finely carved masonry, characteristic of the elite Jewish burial architecture of late Second Temple Judea. Magharat Umm el ‘Amid is situated 350 metres northwest of The Abba Cave.
Ammunition Hill
Battlefield
Photo: Deror avi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ammunition Hill was a fortified Jordanian military post in the northern part of Jordanian-ruled East Jerusalem and the western slope of Mount Scopus. It was the site of one of the fiercest battles of the Six-Day War. Ammunition Hill is situated 580 metres south of The Abba Cave.
Mount Scopus
Peak
Photo: Agmonsnir, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Jerusalem is the largest city of Israel. Israel claims it as its capital and a few countries including the United States recognize that claim, but most other countries and the United Nations do not.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Givat HaMivtar and Kiryat Menachem Begin.
Givat HaMivtar
Suburb
Photo: Agmonsnir, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Givat HaMivtar is an Israeli settlement and a neighborhood in East Jerusalem established in 1970 between Ramat Eshkol and French Hill. It is located on a hill where an important battle took place in the Six Day War.
Kiryat Menachem Begin
Neighborhood
Kiryat Menachem Begin, named after former Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin and also known as Kiryat HaMemshala, is a complex of government buildings in East Jerusalem located between Sheikh Jarrah in the north, adjacent to Mount Scopus in the east and Ammunition Hill in the west.
Ramat Eshkol
Suburb
Ramat Eshkol is an Israeli settlement and neighborhood in northern East Jerusalem. It was built on land captured from Jordan in the Six-Day War and occupied by Israel since 1967, and was the first settlement built in East Jerusalem beyond the Green Line by Israel.
The Abba Cave
- Categories: sepulcher and landform
- Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
31.80381° or 31° 48′ 14″ northLongitude
35.2304° or 35° 13′ 49″ eastOpen location code
8G3QR63J+G5OpenStreetMap ID
node 7093516792OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entranceWikidata ID
Q12409385
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In Other Languages
“The Abba Cave” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “מערת אבה”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Yad Moriah School and Givat Hamivtar Shul.
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