Cave 9 The Players
Cave 9 The Players is a cave in Southern District, Israel. Access is restricted and requires permission. Cave 9 The Players is situated nearby to Cave 9 Exit, as well as near Cave 8 The Apollophanaes Cave.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Beth Guvrin and Tel Maresha.
Beth Guvrin
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Beth Guvrin or Beit Guvrin is a national park located in south-central Israel, in the Shfela region. It is a particularly good place to visit in summer, because its caves are cool and shady even when it's scorching outside.
Tel Maresha
Ruins
Photo: Chai, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Maresha was an Iron Age city mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, whose remains have been excavated at Tell Sandahanna, an archaeological mound or 'tell' renamed after its identification to Tel Maresha. Tel Maresha is situated 620 metres northwest of Cave 9 The Players.
Lachish Training Base
Barracks
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Beit Guvrin and Kfar Zoharim.
Beit Guvrin
Village
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Beit Guvrin is a kibbutz in the Lakhish region, west of the ancient city of Beit Guvrin, for which it is named. Located 14 kilometres east of Kiryat Gat, it falls under the jurisdiction of Yoav Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 505. Beit Guvrin is situated 2½ km north of Cave 9 The Players.
Kfar Zoharim
Hamlet
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Kfar Zoharim, officially Ramot Yehuda-Zoharim, is an Israeli educational therapy youth village for teenagers aged 14–18 from the ultra-orthodox community who do not fit into regular educational frameworks. Kfar Zoharim is situated 4 km northeast of Cave 9 The Players.
Karmay Katif
Village
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Karmei Katif is a communal settlement in southern Israel. Located close to the Green Line of the southern West Bank, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lakhish Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 833. Karmay Katif is situated 6 km south of Cave 9 The Players.
Cave 9 The Players
- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Type: Cave
- Category: landform
- Location: Southern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
31.58969° or 31° 35′ 23″ northLongitude
34.90375° or 34° 54′ 14″ eastOpen location code
8G3PHWQ3+VFOpenStreetMap ID
node 994337186OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entrance
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In Other Languages
“Cave 9 The Players” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “מערה 9 המנגנים”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cave 9 Exit and Cave 8 The Apollophanaes Cave.
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