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Shuqba cave

Shuqba Cave is an archaeological site in Wadi Natuf near the town of Shuqba in the West Bank, Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, Palestine. The cave is the type-site for the prehistoric Natufian culture. In 2013, the cave and the valley it opens into, Wadi Natuf, were added to UNESCO's tentative list for possible designation as a World Heritage Site.

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

More caves in Palestine

  1. Zedekiah's Cave0.3 km
  2. Tomb of Lazarus0 km
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  4. Cavern of the Patriarchs
  5. Wadi Qana cave

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