Rosh HaNikra (Israeli border area)

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Rosh HaNikra is a coastal Israeli border area on the Mediterranean Sea, famous for its striking white chalk cliffs, sea grottoes, and strategic crossing point between Israel and Lebanon.

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Rosh HaNikra (Israeli border area) canonical 1

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Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf border area ⓘ
natural site ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
arabicName Ras an-Naqoura ⓘ
linked to: Naqoura
arabicNameMeaning Cape of the Cavern ⓘ
borderCrossingType Israel–Lebanon border crossing ⓘ
borderCrossingUse mainly for UN and official traffic ⓘ
borderWith Lebanon ⓘ
cableCarClaim one of the steepest cable cars in the world ⓘ
cliffColor white ⓘ
country Israel ⓘ
crossedBy British Mandate railway line ⓘ
linked to: Palestine Railways
elevation sea level ⓘ
environmentType marine coastal ecosystem ⓘ
formedBy sea erosion ⓘ
wave action ⓘ
geologicalComposition chalk ⓘ
geologicalType karstic grottoes ⓘ
hasFeature border crossing facilities ⓘ
cable car ⓘ
coastal cliffs ⓘ
railway tunnels ⓘ
sea grottoes ⓘ
white chalk cliffs ⓘ
hasStructure railway tunnels through the cliff ⓘ
hasTouristInfrastructure illuminated grotto pathways ⓘ
viewing platforms ⓘ
visitor center ⓘ
hasTransport steep cable car ⓘ
historicalUse railway corridor ⓘ
strategic military position ⓘ
knownFor scenic coastal views ⓘ
sea grottoes ⓘ
strategic border crossing ⓘ
striking white chalk cliffs ⓘ
locatedAt northwestern tip of Israel ⓘ
locatedIn Northern District, Israel ⓘ
locatedNear Lebanon ⓘ
locatedOn Mediterranean Sea ⓘ
nameLanguage Hebrew ⓘ
nameMeaning Head of the Grottoes ⓘ
near city of Nahariya ⓘ
linked to: Nahariya
nearbyUNPresence UNIFIL ⓘ
partOf Western Galilee ⓘ
linked to: Galilee
railwayLine Haifa–Beirut–Tripoli railway ⓘ
tourismActivity cable car rides ⓘ
coastal photography ⓘ
guided tours of grottoes ⓘ
tunnelsBuiltBy British authorities ⓘ
tunnelsBuiltDuring World War II ⓘ
tunnelsPurpose connect Palestine with Lebanon by rail ⓘ
tunnelsStatus sealed at the border ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Naqoura → locatedNorthOf → Rosh HaNikra (Israeli border area) ⓘ
subject linked to: Naqoura, Lebanon