Qumran

Qumran - Credit: Wikimedia Commons

Qumran (; ) is an archaeological site in the West Bank managed by Israel's Qumran National Park. It is located on a dry marl plateau about from the northwestern shore of the Dead Sea, about south of the historic city of Jericho, and adjacent to the modern Israeli settlement and kibbutz of Kalya. Read more on Wikipedia

type: ancient site
date from: Between or slightly later

Source: en.wikipedia.org