Kefar Ẕahorim in Jerusalem
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Maresha

Tel Maresha, also Marissa, is an antiquity site in Israel's southern lowlands. The tel was first excavated by the British archaeologists Bliss and Macalister on behalf of the Palestine Exploration Fund. The majority of the artifacts are to be found today in the Museum of Archaeology in Istanbul.

Located at 31.593, 34.8982 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Ancient Israel and Judah, Archaeological sites in Israel, Edom, Hasmoneans, National parks of Israel, Former populated places in Southwest Asia

Beit Guvrin, Israel

Beit Guvrin is a kibbutz in the Lakhish region, west of the ancient city of Beit Guvrin, for which it is named. It belongs to Yoav Regional Council. It is about 14 km east of Kiryat Gat, the nearest city. Its area is about 20,000 dunams. Beit Guvrin was founded in 1949 by people who left the Palmach, on the land of the depopulated Palestinian Arab village Beit Jibrin, whose residents fled after a military assault by Jewish forces during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.

Located at 31.6131, 34.8983 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Kibbutzim, Kibbutz Movement, Yoav Regional Council, Populated places established in 1949, Archaeological sites in Israel

Yoav Regional Council

Yoav Regional Council is a regional council in the South District of Israel. It is located near the cities of Kiryat Gat, Kiryat Malakhi and Ashkelon. It was founded in 1952, it covers an area of 230,000 dunams (230 km), and its population is about 5,300. The council is named after Yitzhak Dubnov, who was nicknamed "Yoav", and who fell while defending Negba in the Israeli War of Independence. Operation Yoav and Metzudat Yoav, which is located in the council's area, are also named after him.

Located at 31.6, 34.9 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Regional councils in Israel, Yoav Regional Council

Beit Guvrin National Park

Beit Guvrin-Maresha National Park is a national park in central Israel, 13 kilometers from Kiryat Gat, encompassing the ruins of Maresha, one of the important towns of Judah during the time of the First Temple, and Beit Guvrin, an important town in the Roman era, when it was known as Eleutheropolis. Archaeological artifacts unearthed at the site include a large Jewish cemetery, a Roman-Byzantine amphitheater, a Byzantine church, public baths, mosaics and burial caves.

Located at 31.597, 34.9006 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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National parks of Israel

Adullam Grove Nature Reserve

The Adullam Grove Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in central Israel, south of Beit Shemesh. The Adullam Grove nature reserve was first declared in 1994, covering 5,380 dunams and was expanded with a further 1,152 dunams in 2004. The reserve was declared in order to protect Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub that grow naturally in the area.

Located at 31.6547, 34.9357 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Nature reserves in Israel, Central District (Israel)