Qumran Caves Dead Sea Scrolls

Qumran is an archaeological site in the West Bank managed by Israel's Qumran National Park. It is located on a dry marl plateau about 1.5 km from the northwestern shore of the Dead Sea, about 10 km south of the historic city of Jericho, and adjacent to the modern Israeli settlement and kibbutz of Kalya.
  • Location: Kalya
  • Region: West Bank
  • Founded: Between 134 and 104 BCE or slightly later
  • Abandoned: 68 CE or shortly after
  • Periods: Hellenistic to Roman period
  • Cultures: Second Temple Judaism
  • Associated with: Hasmoneans, Essenes(?)

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