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# Sites of Human Evolution at Mount Carmel: The Nahal Me’arot / Wadi el-Mughara Caves
Geva‘ Karmel · Israel

UNESCO cultural World Heritage, inscribed in 2012.

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Reference localityGeva‘ Karmel

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Place typeMonuments

Point coordinates32.66861, 34.96806

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## UNESCO World Heritage
Sites of Human Evolution at Mount Carmel: The Nahal Me’arot / Wadi el-Mughara Caves

Cultural · Inscription: 2012

[Read the UNESCO entry ↗](https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1393/)

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## Sources and accuracy
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[Reference 2 · whc.unesco.org ↗](https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1393/)

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