Mas d’Azil Cave

The Mas d'Azil Cave is a cave located in the French commune of , in the department of in Occitania. The cave was occupied during various prehistoric periods and gave its name to a Mesolithic industry, the Azilian.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: cave in France
  • Also known as: “Grotte du Mas-d’Azil”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Temple protestant du Mas-d’Azil and Saint-Étienne du Mas-d’Azil.

Church
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is a church, which is situated 1½ km north of Mas d’Azil Cave.

Church
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is a church, which is situated 1¼ km north of Mas d’Azil Cave.

Church
Photo: Rulhe, CC0.
is a church, which is situated 2 km southwest of Mas d’Azil Cave.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Daumazan-sur-Arize.

Village
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is a commune in the department in southwestern . is situated 9 km northwest of Mas d’Azil Cave.

Mas d’Azil Cave

Latitude
43.06933° or 43° 4′ 10″ north
Longitude
1.35551° or 1° 21′ 20″ east
Open location code
8FM33994+P6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 914889225
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cave_entrance
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q1232844
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Ukrainian—“Mas d’Azil Cave” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Mas-d’Azil”
  • Catalan: “Cova de Mas d’Azil”
  • Dutch: “Höhle von Mas d’Azil”
  • French: “grotte du Mas-d’Azil”
  • French: “Grotte du Mas-d’Azil”
  • German: “Höhle von Mas d’Azil”
  • Japanese: “ル・マス・ダジル洞窟”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Cauna del Mas d’Asilh”
  • Polish: “Grotte du Mas-d’Azil”
  • Russian: “Пещера Мас-д’Азиль”
  • Spanish: “Cueva de Mas d’Azil”
  • Swedish: “Mas d’Azil-grottan”
  • Ukrainian: “Печера Мас-д’Азіль”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Grotte du mas d’Azil and Terrasses de Souribet.

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