Ein Gedi

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 Israel, 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]

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^ Conder, C. R.; Kitchener, Horatio Herbert (1881). The survey of Western Palestine: Arabic and English name lists collected during the survey. Translated by Palmer, Edward Henry. p. 416 – via Internet Archive.
^ Israel nature spots draw 2 million visitors, Haaretz
^ What Israel's nature reserves booking system reveals, Haaretz

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[2] Conder, C. R.; Kitchener, Horatio Herbert (1881). The survey of Western Palestine: Arabic and English name lists collected during the survey. Translated by Palmer, Edward Henry. p. 416 – via Internet Archive.

[3] Israel nature spots draw 2 million visitors, Haaretz

[4] What Israel's nature reserves booking system reveals, Haaretz

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