Einot Tsukim Nature Reserve
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.Photo: Mboesch, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Protected area
- Description: Minṭaqat taqaʻu ʻalá al-Shāṭiʼ al-gharbī lil-baḥr al-mayyit
- Also known as: “Ein Feshkha”, “Einot Tzukim Nature Reserve”, “Engallim”, “שמורת טבע עיינות צוקים”, and “שמורת טבע עין פשחה”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Khirbet Mazin.
Khirbet Mazin
Archaeological site
Photo: Netanelshles, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Khirbet Mazin, Hebrew name: Metzad Kidron is an archaeological site on the northwestern shore of the Dead Sea. It is situated on the inlet of Wadi Mazin north of Kidron stream by the northwest shore of the Dead Sea. Khirbet Mazin is situated 3 km southwest of Einot Tsukim Nature Reserve.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ovnat and Kalya.
Ovnat
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 3½ km southwest of Einot Tsukim Nature Reserve.
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. Kalya is situated 5 km north of Einot Tsukim Nature Reserve.
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 10 km north of Einot Tsukim Nature Reserve.
Einot Tsukim Nature Reserve
- Category: nature reserve
- Location: Central District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.70442° or 31° 42′ 16″ northLongitude
35.46138° or 35° 27′ 41″ eastOpen location code
8G3QPF36+QHOpenStreetMap ID
way 1218254427Wikidata ID
Q405816
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Einot Tsukim Nature Reserve” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “عين فشخة”
- German: “Ain Feshkha”
- Hebrew: “עין פשח’ה”
- Hebrew: “עין פשח׳ה”
- Hebrew: “עין פשחה”
- Hebrew: “עין צוקים”
- Hebrew: “עינות צוקים”
- Hebrew: “שמורת טבע עינות צוקים”
- Persian: “عین فشخه”
- Spanish: “Einot Tzukim”
- Spanish: “Reserva Natural de Einot Tzukim”
- Spanish: “עינות צוקים עין פשח’ה”
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Highlights include אגם צוקים and בריכת מעיין.
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