El-Habs / Valley of the Monks - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
El-Habs / Valley of the Monks - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
El-Habs (), nicknamed Valley of the Monks (, Bik'at HaNezirim) is a site of a cave which served Christian monastic chambers, on the channel of the Gimzo Stream. It is situated at the foot of Horbat Zekhariya and together with Horbat Kelah form a complex of archaeological sites in the hills of Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut, in the territory of Ben Shemen Forest. The site serves today as picnic point, with several hiking and bicycle trails passing by.Malka, 2012, p. 230 Read more on Wikipedia
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