Garden Cave
Garden Cave is a cave in Southern District, Israel. Garden Cave is situated nearby to Church of Sandahana, as well as near the protected area Beit Guvrin National Park.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 710 metres southwest of Garden Cave.
Amphitheater
Archaeological site
Photo: אסף.צ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Amphitheater is an archaeological site, which is situated 1½ km northwest of Garden Cave.
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.
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 3½ km northeast of Garden Cave.
Nehusha
Village
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Nehusha is a moshav in central Israel. Located five kilometres north-east of Beit Guvrin, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 1,421. Nehusha is situated 6 km northeast of Garden Cave.
Garden Cave
- Type: Cave
- Category: landform
- Location: Southern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
31.59708° or 31° 35′ 50″ northLongitude
34.9036° or 34° 54′ 13″ eastOpen location code
8G3PHWW3+RCOpenStreetMap ID
node 994342704OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entrance
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In Other Languages
“Garden Cave” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “מערת הבוסתן”
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Highlights include Church of Sandahana and Beit Guvrin National Park.
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