Wādī Qumrān
Wādī Qumrān is a wadi in Central District, Israel. Wādī Qumrān is situated nearby to the area Fashkhah, as well as near the locality Qalya.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Qumran and Einot Tsukim Nature Reserve.
Qumran
Photo: Codas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Dead Sea has its western coast in Israel and the West Bank. It is the lowest point in the world at 394.6 m below sea level. 25 km of Dead Sea coastline lie within Palestinian Authority territory, including Qumran and Ein Feshka.
Einot Tsukim Nature Reserve
Protected area
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Ein Feshkha or Einot Tzukim is a 2,500-hectare nature reserve and archaeological site on the north-western shore of the Dead Sea, about 3 km south of Qumran in the West Bank. Einot Tsukim Nature Reserve is situated 3 km south of Wādī Qumrān.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kalya and Almog.
Kalya
Village
Photo: Donatus, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Kalya is an Israeli settlement organized as a kibbutz in the West Bank. It was originally established in 1929 but was occupied and destroyed by the Jordanians in 1948; it was later rebuilt in 1968 after the Six-Day War.
Almog
Village
Photo: Dvirraz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Almog is an Israeli settlement in the West Bank, near the northwestern shores of the Dead Sea, in the Jordan Rift Valley, organized as a kibbutz. It is under the jurisdiction of the Megilot Regional Council. Almog is situated 7 km north of Wādī Qumrān.
Ovnat
Village
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Ovnat is a small Israeli settlement in the West Bank, Palestine, on the western shore of the Dead Sea, about 7 km south of Kalya and 12 km north of Mitzpe Shalem. Ovnat is situated 7 km southwest of Wādī Qumrān.
Wādī Qumrān
- Type: Wadi
- Also known as: “Wadi Qumran”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Central District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.73206° or 31° 43′ 55″ northLongitude
35.47073° or 35° 28′ 15″ eastElevation
-401 metres (-1,316 feet)Open location code
8G3QPFJC+R7GeoNames ID
282302
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