Rakefet Cave
Raqefet Cave is a Late Natufian archaeological site located in Mount Carmel in the north of Israel.- Type: Cave
- Description: late Natufian archaeological site in Israel
- Also known as: “Raqefet Cave”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Muhraqa Carmelite Monastry and Tennis center Yokne’am.
Muhraqa Carmelite Monastry
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Muhraqa Carmelite Monastry is a church, which is situated 2½ km northeast of Rakefet Cave.
Tennis center Yokne’am
Pitch
Photo: המרכז לטניס בישראל, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tennis center Yokne’am is a pitch, which is situated 1½ km southeast of Rakefet Cave.
Tel Yokneam
Archaeological site
Photo: יאיר דב, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tel Yokneam, also spelled Yoqne'am or Jokneam, is an archaeological site located in the northern part of the modern city of Yokneam Illit, Israel. It is known in Arabic as Tell Qamun, believed to be a corruption of the Hebrew name. Tel Yokneam is situated 3 km east of Rakefet Cave.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Yokneam Illit and Eliakim.
Yokneam Illit
Town
Photo: אלמוג, Public domain.
Yokneam Illit, also Yoqne'am Illit, is a city in the Northern District of Israel. It is located in a hilly region of the Lower Galilee at the base of the Carmel Mountains, and overlooks the Jezreel Valley.
Eliakim
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Eliakim is a moshav in northern Israel. Located in the Menashe Heights, it falls under the jurisdiction of Megiddo Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 943. Eliakim is situated 2½ km south of Rakefet Cave.
Ein HaEmek
Village
Photo: Zoltan Kluger, Public domain.
Ein HaEmek is a community settlement in northern Israel. Located near Yokneam, it falls under the jurisdiction of Megiddo Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 802. Ein HaEmek is situated 3 km south of Rakefet Cave.
Rakefet Cave
- Categories: archaeological site and landform
- Location: Haifa District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.65404° or 32° 39′ 15″ northLongitude
35.0774° or 35° 4′ 39″ eastOpen location code
8G4QM33G+JXOpenStreetMap ID
node 8781151218OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entranceWikidata ID
Q13581163
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Rakefet Cave” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كهف رقيفة”
- Catalan: “Grotte de Raqefet”
- Dutch: “Raqefetgrot”
- French: “grotte de Raqefet”
- French: “Grotte de Raqefet”
- German: “Höhle bei Rakefet”
- German: “Rakefet-Höhle”
- Hebrew: “מערת רקפת”
- Irish: “Uaimh Raqefet”
- Latin: “Spelunca Raqefet”
- Russian: “Пещера Ракефет”
- Russian: “Ракефет”
- Spanish: “cueva de Raqefet”
- Spanish: “Cueva de Raqefet”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Keren HaCarmel viewpoint and אתר טיפוס יער קרן כרמל.
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