Qumran

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Qumran is an archaeological site located in the West Bank, near the northwestern shore of the Dead Sea. It is famous for being the location where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered in a series of caves. These ancient manuscripts, which include texts from the Hebrew Bible, were found between 1947 and 1956 and are considered one of the most significant archaeological finds of the 20th century. The site itself includes the ruins of an ancient settlement, which some scholars believe was inhabited by a Jewish sect known as the Essenes.

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