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Wikipedia: Qumran is located on a dry plateau about a mile inland from the northwestern shore of the Dead Sea in the West Bank, just next to the Israeli kibbutz of Kalia, an Israeli settlement. The Hellenistic period settlement was constructed likely sometime during the reign of John Hyrcanus, 134-104 BCE or in decades later, and was occupied for most of the years until it was destroyed by the Romans in 68 CE or shortly after. It is best known as the settlement nearest to the hiding place of the Dead Sea Scrolls in the caves of the sheer desert cliffs and beneath, in the marl terrace.
![[Chart of various proposed chronologies of Qumran]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Qumran_chronology_chart_3_s.jpg "Chart of various proposed chronologies of Qumran")
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![[The Locus 71 pool.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Qumran_L_71_pool_s.jpg "The Locus 71 pool.")
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![[Classic view of Cave 4.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Qumran_s.jpg "Classic view of Cave 4.")
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![[Qumran caves]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Kumeran4_s.jpg "Qumran caves")
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![[Across the plateau to the settlement.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Kuneran3_s.jpg "Across the plateau to the settlement.")
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![[Rooms on the western side of the main building at Qumran.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/QumranLivingQuarters_s.jpg "Rooms on the western side of the main building at Qumran.")
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![[Long room to the south of the main building. (L77)]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Qumran_refectoire_locus_77_s.jpg "Long room to the south of the main building. (L77)")
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![[The broken cistern. (L48/49)]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Qumran_miqveh_est_locus_48_s.jpg "The broken cistern. (L48/49)")
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![[A stepped cistern. (L56/58)]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Israel_Qumran_BW_5_s.jpg "A stepped cistern. (L56/58)")
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![[The so-called "scriptorium". (L30)]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Qumran_L30_scriptorium_s.jpg "The so-called \"scriptorium\". (L30)")
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from XKV8R |
![[The area between the two buildings.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Qumran_citerne_locus_110_s.jpg "The area between the two buildings.")
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![[Looking west over the water system toward the cliffs.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Israel_Qumran_BW_4_s.jpg "Looking west over the water system toward the cliffs.")
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from Berthold Werner |
![[The room with the 1000 ceramic items. (L86/89)]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Qumran_Locus_86_s.jpg "The room with the 1000 ceramic items. (L86/89)")
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![[Location of Qumran]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Dead_Sea_Scrolls_Map_s.jpg "Location of Qumran")
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from Daniel.baranek |
![[Caves at Qumran]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Qumran_Caves_s.jpg "Caves at Qumran")
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![[Dead Sea Scroll - part of Isaiah Scroll (Isa 57:17 - 59:9), 1QIsab]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/1QIsa_b_s.jpg "Dead Sea Scroll - part of Isaiah Scroll (Isa 57:17 - 59:9), 1QIsab")
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