Cave of the Robbers

Mugharet el-Zuttiyeh, also called as the "Skull Cave", is a prehistoric archaeological site in , . It is situated 2,900 m from the outlet, approximately 30 m above the wadi bed.
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  • Type: Cave
  • Description: archaeological site in Israel
  • Also known as: “Mugharet el-Zuttiyeh”, “Zuttiyeh”, and “מערת הגולגולת”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Amud Cave and Khirbet Minya.

Cave
is located in the , in the gorge. It is situated about 30 m above , right next to and above the famous pillar for which Nahal Amud is named. is situated 570 metres west of Cave of the Robbers.

Archaeological site
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, also known as Qasr al-Minya or Ayn Minyat Hisham in Arabic and Horvat/Hurvat Minnim in Hebrew, is an Umayyad-built qasr in eastern Galilee, , about 200 meters west of the northern end of . is situated 3 km east of Cave of the Robbers.

Archaeological site
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is the name of an important Bronze and Iron Age city of the ancient Levant situated on the northwestern shore of the . It was first mentioned in the 14th century BC Tale of Aqhat of , and in also mentioned in the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament. is situated 3 km east of Cave of the Robbers.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Livnim and Hukok.

Village
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is a community settlement in northern . Located northwest of the in the western , it falls under the jurisdiction of Merom HaGalil Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 516.

Village
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is a kibbutz in . Located near the and the cities of and , it falls under the jurisdiction of Emek HaYarden Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 802.

Village
Photo: יעקב, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a kibbutz in the Plain of on the western shore of the in . Located north of on Highway 90, it falls under the jurisdiction of Emek HaYarden Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 825. is situated 2½ km southeast of Cave of the Robbers.

Cave of the Robbers

Latitude
32.8662° or 32° 51′ 58″ north
Longitude
35.50603° or 35° 30′ 22″ east
Open location code
8G4QVG84+FC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 9196232917
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cave_entrance
Wiki­data ID
Q2944603
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Cave of the Robbers” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مغارة الزوتية”
  • Catalan: “Zuttiyeh”
  • Dutch: “Zuttiyeh-grot”
  • Dutch: “Zuttiyehgrot”
  • French: “grotte des Voleurs”
  • French: “Grotte des Voleurs”
  • French: “Mugharet el-Zuttiyeh”
  • German: “Zuttiyeh-Höhle”
  • Hebrew: “מערת הגולגולת (זוטייה)”
  • Hebrew: “מערת זוטייה”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Mugharet el-Zuttiyeh”
  • Norwegian: “Mugharet el-Zuttiyeh”
  • Polish: “Magharat az-Zuttijja”
  • Russian: “Мугарет-эль-Зуттие”
  • Spanish: “Zuttiyeh”

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Highlights include Ein Amud and Me`arat Amira.

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