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Pa'ar Cave

Pa'ar Cave Nature Reserve
מערת פער
Pa'ar Cave
Map showing the location of Pa'ar Cave Nature Reserve
Map showing the location of Pa'ar Cave Nature Reserve
Location of Pa'ar Cave in northern Israel
LocationUpper Galilee, Israel
Nearest citySasa
Coordinates33°1′51.63″N 35°23′9.28″E / 33.0310083°N 35.3859111°E / 33.0310083; 35.3859111
Area14 dunams (0.014 km2; 0.0054 sq mi)
Established1967
Governing bodyIsrael Nature and Parks Authority

Pa'ar Cave (Hebrew: מערת פער) is a karstic sinkhole in the Upper Galilee, Israel.

History

The cave is located between the Adir peak (part of the Meron range), and kibbutz Sasa. The sinkhole channels the water flowing from the Pa'ar stream to groundwater level.

The cave is part of a 14-dunam nature reserve, declared in 1967, that bears its name.[1] The reserve is home to Palestine Oak (Quercus calliprinos) and Quercus infectoria oak trees, Hawthorn trees (Crataegus azarolus aronia), Dog Rose (Rosa canina) bushes, and Sternbergia bulb flowers.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "List of National Parks and Nature Reserves" (PDF) (in Hebrew). Israel Nature and Parks Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-10-07. Retrieved 2010-09-27.
  2. ^ "Pa'ar Cave Nature Reserve" (in Hebrew). iNature.info. Retrieved 2010-10-03.

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