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The Keshet Cave ( he, מערת קשת, Rainbow Cave, also Qeshet Cave) is a natural arch on a ridge by the northern bank of
Betzet Stream Nahal Betzet ( he, נחל בצת, lit. "Betzet stream"), Arabic: Wadi Karkara, is a once-perennial and now intermittent stream in the Upper Galilee, Israel. Most of it is part of the nature reserve named for the stream. Geography The stream cros ...
, Upper Galilee, Israel, in the area of the , in the
Betzet Stream Nature Reserve Nahal Betzet ( he, נחל בצת, lit. "Betzet stream"), Arabic: Wadi Karkara, is a once-perennial and now intermittent stream in the Upper Galilee, Israel. Most of it is part of the nature reserve named for the stream. Geography The stream cros ...
, close to the border with Lebanon. It is a remnant of a large collapsed
karst Karst is a topography formed from the dissolution of soluble rocks such as limestone, dolomite, and gypsum. It is characterized by underground drainage systems with sinkholes and caves. It has also been documented for more weathering-resistant ro ...
cave and is a narrow strip of rock overhanging a deep abyss."פארק אדמית"
(Adamit Park)
Assessed from Route 8993, the cave is a tourists attraction. It also attracted the attention of
rock climber Rock climbing is a sport in which participants climb up, across, or down natural rock formations. The goal is to reach the summit of a formation or the endpoint of a usually pre-defined route without falling. Rock climbing is a physically and ...
s, and at the end of 2012 it was opened for sports climbing, however the climbing website 26crags.com had the info about the cave replaced with the notice that rock climbing was prohibited in the area."Keshet Cave"
(assessed April 2, 2022)


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Natural arches Upper Galilee Landforms of Northern District (Israel) {{authority control