🦎 Wadi Murabba'at

Israel · Asia · Nature Reserve · 31.59°N, 35.37°E

Wadi Murabba'at, also known as Nahal Darga, is a ravine in the West Bank, cut by a seasonal stream which runs from the Judean Desert east of Bethlehem past the Herodium down to the Dead Sea 18 km south of Khirbet Qumran. It was here that Jewish fighters hid out in caves during the Bar Kochba revolt, leaving behind documents that include some letters signed by Simon Bar Kochba.

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Quick facts

Country	Israel
Continent / region	Asia
Protection type	🦎 Nature Reserve
Coordinates (approx.)	31.59°N, 35.37°E · view on map

Wadi Murabba'at is a nature reserve in Israel, in Asia. The details of why Wadi Murabba'at is ecologically important are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

More protected areas in Israel

Castel National Park · Ramat Gan National Park · Saint Peter Church, Capernaum · Mount Arbel · Yotvata Hai-Bar Nature Reserve · Sepphoris · Tel Be'er Sheva · Migdal Afek · Nahal Taninim · Belvoir Fortress.

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