Avshalom Cave

Avshalom Cave, known in academic literature as Soreq Cave and popularly as Stalactites Cave, is a 5,000 m cave on the western side of Mt. Ye'ela, in the Judean hills in Israel, unique for its dense concentration of stalactites and other cave formations. It is a popular show cave, as well as a highly valued witness of the climate evolution over the last 185,000 …
Avshalom Cave, known in academic literature as Soreq Cave and popularly as Stalactites Cave, is a 5,000 m cave on the western side of Mt. Ye'ela, in the Judean hills in Israel, unique for its dense concentration of stalactites and other cave formations. It is a popular show cave, as well as a highly valued witness of the climate evolution over the last 185,000 years.
  • Location: On the western slopes of the Judean Hills, south of Nahal Soreq and approximately 2 kilometers east of Bet Shemesh.
  • Nearest city: Bet Shemesh
  • Governing body: Israel Nature and Parks Authority

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