Qumran

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ancient settlement archaeological site

Qumran is an archaeological site in the West Bank best known for its ancient ruins and its association with the nearby caves where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered.

Aliases (4)

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient settlement → archaeological site →
archaeologicalSiteType	fortified settlement →
associatedWith	Dead Sea Scrolls → Essenes → Qumran community →
coordinateLocation	31.743°N 35.458°E →
country	State of Palestine →
culture	Second Temple Judaism →
destroyed	around 68 CE →
distanceToDeadSea	about 1.5 kilometers →
elevationAboveSeaLevel	about -40 meters →
excavatedBy	Roland de Vaux →
excavationStart	1951 →
hasArchaeologicalFinding	coins → inkwells → parchment fragments → pottery →
hasPart	cemetery → communal dining hall → ritual baths → towers → water system →
heritageDesignation	Israeli National Park →
inception	late 2nd century BCE →
knownFor	association with Dead Sea Scrolls → ruins of a Second Temple period settlement →
languageOfInhabitants	Aramaic → Hebrew →
locatedIn	Judean Desert → West Bank →
locatedInAdministrativeEntity	Jericho Governorate →
locatedNear	Dead Sea → Qumran Caves →
materialUsed	mudbrick → stone →
nearbyWaterBody	Dead Sea →
partOf	Qumran National Park →
presentUse	archaeological park →
region	historical Judea →
religiousUse	Jewish ritual practices →
significantEvent	destruction during First Jewish–Roman War →
timePeriod	Hasmonean period → Hellenistic period → Herodian period →
touristAttraction	yes →
visitorCenter	Qumran National Park visitor center →

Referenced by (11)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Judean Desert → Judean Desert ("Qumran Caves") →	contains
Dead Sea shore → Ein Gedi →	near
Essenes ("Qumran community") →	associatedWith
Jubilees →	foundAt
Qumran ("Qumran Caves") →	locatedNear
Qumran ("Qumran National Park") →	partOf
Essenes ("Qumran community") →	possibleAssociation
Essenes →	possibleSettlementAt
Qumran ("Qumran National Park visitor center") →	visitorCenter