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Ofarim Cave, Western Samaria

Location: South of the settlement
Elevation: 228 m above sea level

Description of the cave:

Ofarim Cave is a small cave made up of two wide spaces that developed in limestone of Cenomanian age (Sakhnin Fm.). The cave is located in the northern bank of Nahal Beit Arif, south of the settlement of Ofarim.

The cave entrance was exposed during the construction of the separation barrier and measures about 2X1 m. The entrance leads to an elongated room whose floor is covered with a layer of mud and which has a great wealth of cave deposits, at the center of which a giant drapery stalactite stands out. The room measures about 17X6 m and its average height is 2 m.

At the end of this room there is a low passage leading to another room, measuring about 6X4 m, in the middle of which there is a chimney rising to a height of about 4 m.

During the first visit to the cave a great deal of pottery was found.

Access:

The cave is located along the route of the separation barrier and its entrance is blocked with a locked iron cover.

* No bats were observed in the cave.

Written by: Boaz Langford

To the Nahal Beit Arif survey

Ofarim