Pa'ar Cave
{{Short description|Cave in Israel}}
{{Infobox protected area
| name = Pa'ar Cave Nature Reserve
| alt_name = מערת פער
| iucn_category =
| photo = Paar Cave.jpg
| photo_alt =
| photo_caption= Pa'ar Cave
| map = Israel north haifa
| map_alt =
| map_caption = Location of Pa'ar Cave in northern Israel
| location = Upper Galilee, Israel
| nearest_city = Sasa
| coordinates = {{coord|33|1|51.63|N|35|23|9.28|E|region:IL|display=inline,title}}
| area = {{convert|14|dunam}}
| established = 1967
| governing_body = Israel Nature and Parks Authority
}}
Pa'ar Cave ({{langx|he|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.{{cite web|title=List of National Parks and Nature Reserves|url=http://parks.org.il/sigalit/muchrazim.pdf|language=Hebrew|publisher=Israel Nature and Parks Authority|accessdate=2010-09-27|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091007095221/http://parks.org.il/sigalit/muchrazim.pdf|archivedate=2009-10-07}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.inature.info/wiki/%D7%A9%D7%9E%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%AA_%D7%9E%D7%A2%D7%A8%D7%AA_%D7%A4%D7%A2%D7%A8|title=Pa'ar Cave Nature Reserve|language=Hebrew|accessdate=2010-10-03|publisher=iNature.info}}
See also
References
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External links
- {{cite web|url=http://www.ynet.co.il/articles/1,7340,L-1925180,00.html|title=The Pa'ar Cave near Sasa|publisher=Ynet.co.il|language=Hebrew|accessdate=2010-10-03}}
- [http://isachar-photography.photoshelter.com/gallery-img-show?_bqG=2&_bqH=eJwzdPdNrPKrTDZx8ix2LA9KjPQr9KmyrEzLSDSxsjIytbJyj_d0sXU3AIKCoLyqgBCLiJJUXzV3z3h3Rx8f16BIbNIAgPoafg-- Photos from the Reserve]
{{Nature reserves of Israel}}
{{Caves in Israel}}