Beit Guvrin
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 4.8 mi
- Elevation gain
- 505 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 686 ft
- Max elevation
- 1,214 ft
- TrailRank
- 37
- Min elevation
- 932 ft
- Trail type
- One Way
- Time
- 3 hours 6 minutes
- Coordinates
- 803
- Uploaded
- February 9, 2013
- Recorded
- February 2013
near Bet Guvrin, Southern District (Israel)
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Itinerary description
Beit Guvrin-Maresha National Park is a national park in central Israel, 13 kilometers from Kiryat Gat, encompassing the ruins of Maresha, one of the important towns of Judah during the time of the First Temple, and Beit Guvrin, an important town in the Roman era, when it was known as Eleutheropolis.
Archaeological artifacts unearthed at the site include a large Jewish cemetery, a Roman-Byzantine amphitheater, a Byzantine church, public baths, mosaics and burial caves.
Archaeological artifacts unearthed at the site include a large Jewish cemetery, a Roman-Byzantine amphitheater, a Byzantine church, public baths, mosaics and burial caves.
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