Ein Gedi
Oasis and archaeological site in Israel / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the spring, ruins and nature reserve. For other uses, see Ein Gedi (disambiguation).
Ein Gedi (Hebrew: עֵין גֶּדִי, Arabic: عين جدي, romanized: 'Ain Jidy), also spelled En Gedi,[1] meaning "spring of the kid",[2] is an oasis, an archeological site and a nature reserve in the West Bank, located west of the Dead Sea, near Masada and the Qumran Caves. Ein Gedi, a kibbutz, was established nearby in 1954.
Ein Gedi is a popular tourist attraction, and was listed in 2016 as one of the most popular nature sites in Israel.[3] The site attracts about one million visitors a year.[4]