Rosh HaNikra or Hanikra (Hebrew: ראש הנקרה, lit. "Head of the Grottoes"; Arabic: رأس الناقورة, Ras an-Nakura) is a geologic formation on the border between Israel and Lebanon, located on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, in the Western Galilee. It is a white chalk cliff face which opens up into spectacular grottos.