Ein Gedi
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nature reserve in Israel
Key facts
- Location
- Judean Desert , Israel
- Nearest city
- Masada , Dead Sea
- Area
- 14,000 dunams (1,400 ha)
- Governing body
- Israel Nature and Parks Authority
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- national park
- Country
- Israel
- Located in
- Tamar Regional Council
- Area
- 14.35
- Time zone
- Israel Standard Time
- Body of water
- Dead Sea
- Official website
- www.parks.org.il/en/reserve-park/en-gedi-nature-reserve
- Image
- En Gedi Waterfall.jpg
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- mountain range
- Judaean Mountains
- different from
- Ein Gedi
- heritage designation
- national park
- Commons category
- Ein Gedi
- located in/on physical feature
- Judaean Desert
- described by source
- Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus
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Encyclopedic overview
"The Window Dry Fall", overlooking Ein Gedi and the Dead Sea, Israel
Ein Gedi (Hebrew: עֵין גֶּדִי, romanized: ʿĒn Geḏi, Arabic: عين جدي, romanized: ʿAyn Gidī), also spelled En Gedi, meaning "spring of the kid", is an oasis and a nature reserve in Israel, located west of the Dead Sea, near Masada and the Qumran Caves. Ein Gedi is a popular tourist attraction and was listed in 2016 as one of the most popular nature sites in Israel. The site attracts about one million visitors a year.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ein Gedi” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.