Nahal Mearot

The Caves of Nahal Me’arot / Wadi el-Mughara, named here by the Hebrew and Arabic name of the valley where they are located, are a UNESCO Site of Human Evolution in the near in northern .
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  • Type: Tourism office
  • Description: protected area in northern Israel
  • Also known as: “Naẖal Me‘arot” and “Nahal Me’arot Nature Reserve”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include HaNahal Cave and Ofer forest observation tower.

Cave
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El Wad is an archaeological site of the Epipalaeolithic Near East in , Israel. The site has two components: El Wad Cave, also known as Mughārat al-Wād or HaNahal Cave; and El Wad Terrace, located immediately outside the cave. is situated 120 metres southeast of Nahal Mearot.

Scenic viewpoint
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is a scenic viewpoint, which is situated 2½ km south of Nahal Mearot.

Railway station
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railway station is an Israel Railways passenger station serving the town of as well as the surrounding rural communities and military bases. With 363,614 passengers recorded in 2019, it was the least-used station in the . is situated 3½ km northwest of Nahal Mearot.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ein Carmel and Geva Carmel.

Village
Photo: ד’ר אורי לוי, Public domain.
is a kibbutz in northern . Located near , it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof HaCarmel Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 797.

Village
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is a moshav in northern . Located near , it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof HaCarmel Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 1,179.

Town
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is a coastal town located south of , . The community is in the Hof HaCarmel Regional Council in the of Israel. Off the coast of is a submerged Neolithic village. is situated 3 km northwest of Nahal Mearot.

Nahal Mearot

Latitude
32.67118° or 32° 40′ 16″ north
Longitude
34.96523° or 34° 57′ 55″ east
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Nahal Mearot” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “وادي الكهوف القديمة في الكرمل”
  • Armenian: “Նահալ Մեարոթ (արգելոց)”
  • Armenian: “Նահալ Մեարոթ”
  • Basque: “Nahal Me’arot natura-erreserba”
  • Catalan: “coves de Nahal Me’arot”
  • Catalan: “Coves de Nahal Me’arot”
  • Cebuano: “Naẖal Me‘arot”
  • Cebuano: “Shemurat Naẖal Me‘arot”
  • Chinese: “梅尔瓦特河原始保留区”
  • Chinese: “梅爾瓦特河原始保留區”
  • Chinese: “洞穴之河／洞穴羣”
  • Chinese: “洞穴之河／洞穴群”
  • Czech: “Nachal Me’arot”
  • Czech: “Nachal Mearot”
  • Czech: “Nahal Me’arot”
  • Czech: “Nahal Mearot”
  • Dutch: “Nahal Me’arot Nature Reserve”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “محمية ناحال معروت الطبيعيه”
  • French: “grottes de Nahal Me’arot”
  • French: “Grottes de Nahal Me’arot”
  • French: “Grottes de Nahal Mearot”
  • French: “Sites de l’évolution humaine du mont Carmel : les grottes de Nahal Me’arot / Wadi el-Mughara”
  • French: “Wadi el-Mughara”
  • German: “Nachal Me’arot”
  • German: “Nahal Me’arot”
  • Hebrew: “מסלול הטיול בנחל מערות”
  • Hebrew: “מערות האדם הקדמון”
  • Hebrew: “נחל המערות”
  • Hebrew: “נחל מערות”
  • Hebrew: “שמורת נחל מערות”
  • Italian: “Grotte di Nahal Me’arot”
  • Italian: “Nahal Me’arot Caves”
  • Japanese: “エル＝ワド洞窟”
  • Japanese: “ナハル・メアロット”
  • Maltese: “Nachal Me’arot”
  • Maltese: “Riżerva Naturali ta‘ Nahal Me’arot”
  • Maltese: “Riżerva Naturali ta’ Nahal Me’arot”
  • Maltese: “Wadi el-Mughara”
  • Persian: “ذخیره‌گاه زیست‌کره نهال میروت”
  • Portuguese: “Reserva Natural Nahal Me’arot”
  • Romanian: “Nahal Mearot”
  • Romanian: “Rezervația Naturală Nahal Me’arot”
  • Russian: “Вади-эль-Мугара”
  • Russian: “Нахаль Меарот”
  • Russian: “Нахаль-Меарот”
  • Slovenian: “Jame Nahal Me’arot”
  • Spanish: “Cuevas de Nahal Me’arot”
  • Spanish: “Cuevas de Wadi el-Mughara”
  • Spanish: “Cuevas del Nahal Me’arot”
  • Spanish: “Uadi Al Mughara”
  • Swedish: “Nahal Me’arot”
  • Swedish: “Shemurat Naẖal Me‘arot”
  • Turkish: “Nahal Me’arot Doğa Koruma Alanı”
  • Ukrainian: “Нахаль-Меарот”
  • Vietnamese: “Khu bảo tồn thiên nhiên Nahal Me’arot”

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