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Cave of Horror

Cave of Horrors (Ma'arat Ha'eimim') or Cave of Horror (lit. 'Me'arat Ha'Eima') is the nickname given to a refuge cave that archaeologists have catalogued as Nahal Hever Cave 8 (8Hev) of the Judaean Desert, Israel, where the remains of Jewish refugees from the Bar Kokhba revolt (c. 132–136 AD) were found.

Cave data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

More caves in Israel

  1. Ayalon Cave2.5 km
  2. Avshalom Cave0.1 km
  3. Amud cave
  4. Cave of Adullam
  5. Cave of Elijah

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  1. Mammoth Cave · Australia686 km
  2. Sistema Sac Actun · Mexico119.2 m
  3. Lechuguilla Cave · United States489 m
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  5. Veryovkina Cave · Georgia2,212 m
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