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HaYonim Cave

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HaYonim Cave (Hebrew: מערת היונים, romanized: Me'arat HaYonim, lit. 'Cave of the Pigeons') is a cave located in a limestone bluff about 250 meters above modern sea level, in the Upper Galilee, Israel.

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HaYonim Cave
שביל הר גמל, Misgav Regional Council

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שביל הר גמל

שביל הר גמל
Misgav Regional Council
North District, Israel
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