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Qumran Park


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Meet Qumran Park

Qumran National Park lies at the foot of the vertical cliff of the Judean Desert, rising up from the shores of the Dead Sea. In the 2nd century BCE, Qumran was settled by members of the Essene sect, the writers of the Dead Sea Scrolls.

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Points of interest

  • The archaeological site
  • Exhibition of archaeological finds and presentation of the history of Qumran
  • Guided tour experiences

details

Exhibition of archaeological items, and presentation of the history of Qumran: The visit to the site starts with the screening of a film on the history of Qumran. From the hall, visitors continue to a small museum illustrating the way of life at Qumran. The visit then continues along the path to the site itself, following the route of the aqueduct that collected the floodwater from Nachal Qumran.

Visit to the archaeological site: The buildings that have been uncovered at Qumran offer evidence of a communal lifestyle, and the path passes through meeting rooms, a central dining room (refectory) in which ceremonial meals were held, the remains of the kitchen, the watchtower, pottery workshops, and stables.

Particularly notable is the large number of ritual purification pools โ€“ a find that is in line with the meticulous approach to purification of the Qumran residents. There is a large concentration of purification pools by the dining room, where the people of Qumran gathered for communal meals.

In the two rooms of the scriptorium, pottery inkwells and a metal inkwell were found, which are particularly exciting because they may have been used by the residents of Qumran to write their texts. Hundreds of pottery lamps were found in these rooms, and by their light the people would write and study even at night.

To the east of the observation deck a cemetery was uncovered. It was built to the east of the settlement, and held some 1,100 graves, mainly of men. Burial was in trenches. The bodies were laid on their backs, arms by their sides, lying north to south.

Guided activity โ€“ night-time lamplight tours are held at the site, as well as dramatized tours reconstructing the discovery of the scrolls and the dramatic operation involved in purchasing them.

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Qumran Park

Useful Information
Opening Hours

                                        Reserve entrance closes one hour before cited closing time. Entry to the film hall and the museum is permitted up to one hour before the site closes.                                    
Summer hours: Sundayโ€“Thursday and Saturday: 17:00 - 08:00 Friday and holiday eves: 16:00 - 08:00 Winter hours: Sundayโ€“Thursday and Saturday: 16:00 - 08:00 Friday and holiday eves: 15:00 - 08:00 Holiday eves: 13:00 - 08:00 Yom Kippur eve: 13:00 - 08:00
Contact us
Phone:

โ€Ž02-9942235

Email: gl-komeran@npa.org.il Fax: โ€Ž02-6482568 Instagram of Nature and Parks Authority
Access

  • Entrance facility including parking

  • restroom

  • museum display and a movie with subtitles in various languages

  • The archeological site has a wheelchair-accessible trail

  • observation points

  • shading

  • signage


Entrance For Dogs

No entrance to dogs


Getting there
How to get here

The site is in the north of the Dead Sea. Drive along Road 90, turning west at Kibbutz Kalya and following the signs.


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Entrance fees
Type Fee
Adult โ‚ช 29.00
Child โ‚ช 15.00
Adult in group โ‚ช 23.00
Child in group โ‚ช 14.00
Student โ‚ช 25.00
Israeli senior citizen โ‚ช 15.00

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