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Qumran National Park

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Qumran National Park
Qumran National Park
Qumran National Park
Qumran National Park
Qumran National Park
Qumran National Park
Qumran National Park
Qumran National Park
Qumran National Park
Qumran National Park
Qumran National Park
Qumran National Park
Qumran National Park
Qumran National Park
Qumran National Park
Qumran National Park
Qumran National Park
Qumran National Park
Qumran National Park
Qumran National Park
Qumran National Park
Qumran National Park
Qumran National Park
Qumran National Park
Qumran National Park
Phone:
+972 2-994-2235

Hours:
Sunday8am - 4pm
Monday8am - 4pm
Tuesday8am - 4pm
Wednesday8am - 4pm
Thursday8am - 4pm
Friday8am - 3pm
Saturday8am - 4pm


Qumran is an archaeological site in the West Bank managed by Israel's Qumran National Park. It is located on a dry plateau about 1.5 km from the northwestern shore of the Dead Sea, near the Israeli settlement and kibbutz of Kalya. The Hellenistic period settlement was constructed during the reign of John Hyrcanus or somewhat later, and was occupied most of the time until it was destroyed by the Romans in 68 CE or shortly after. It is best known as the settlement nearest to the Qumran Caves where the Dead Sea Scrolls were hidden, caves in the sheer desert cliffs and beneath, in the marl terrace. The principal excavations at Qumran were conducted by Roland de Vaux in the 1950s, though several later unearthings at the site have since been carried out.
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