Ein Gedi
Ein Gedi is a kibbutz on the western shore of the Dead Sea in Israel. Located on the edge of the Judaean Desert at the site of historic Ein Gedi, it falls under the jurisdiction of Tamar Regional Council.Places of Interest
Highlights include Ein Gedi and Ancient Synagogue.
Ein Gedi
Ein Gedi is an oasis in the Judaean Desert, near the Dead Sea, between Masada and the caves of Qumran. The name refers to Kibbutz Ein Gedi and to the nearby nature reserve.
Ancient Synagogue
Photo: Teqoah, Public domain.Chalcolithic Temple
The Chalcolithic temple of Ein Gedi is a Ghassulian public building dating from around 3500 BCE. It lies on a scarp above the oasis of Ein Gedi, on the western shore of the Dead Sea, within modern-day Israel.
Ein Gedi
- Type: Village
- Categories: residential area and locality
- Location: Southern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.45261° or 31° 27′ 9″ north
Longitude
35.38422° or 35° 23′ 3″ east
Open location code
8G3QF93M+2M
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residential
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Hebrew—“Ein Gedi” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “عين جدي”
- Czech: “Ejn Gedi”
- French: “Ein Gedi”
- Hebrew: “עין גדי”
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