Ein Feshkha

Ein Feshkha (Arabic: عين فشخة, also Ain Al-Fashka) or Einot Tzukim (Hebrew: עינות צוקים, lit. 'cliff springs') is a 2,500 ha nature reserve and archaeological site on the north-western shore of the Dead Sea, about 3 km (1.9 mi) south of Qumran in the West Bank, Palestine.^[1] It is located just north of the headland Râs Feshkhah, the "headland of Feshkhah".^[2] Within the reserve is a group of springs of brackish water.^[3] The nature reserve consists of an open section with pools of mineral water for bathing surrounded by high foliage and a section that is closed to visitors to protect the native flora and fauna.^[4]

^ Andrea Scozzari & Bouabid El Mansouri (2011) Water Security in the Mediterranean Region: An International Evaluation of Management, Control, and Governance Approaches, Springer, p.235.
^ Palmer, 1881, p. 349
^ The Holy Land: An Oxford Archaeological Guide from Earliest Times to 1700, Jerome Murphy-O'Connor
^ Ein Tzukim reserve

[1] Andrea Scozzari & Bouabid El Mansouri (2011) Water Security in the Mediterranean Region: An International Evaluation of Management, Control, and Governance Approaches, Springer, p.235.

[2] Palmer, 1881, p. 349

[3] The Holy Land: An Oxford Archaeological Guide from Earliest Times to 1700, Jerome Murphy-O'Connor

[4] Ein Tzukim reserve

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