Qumrân vaut-il la peine d'être visité ?
Is Qumran worth to visit
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 1.5 km (1 mi) from the northwestern shore of the Dead Sea, near the Israeli settlement and kibbutz of Kalya.

The Hellenistic period settlement was constructed during the reign of Hasmonean leader John Hyrcanus (134–104 BCE) or somewhat later. Qumran was inhabited by a Jewish community of the late Second Temple period, which most scholars identify with the mystic sect of the Essenes; however, other groups were also suggested. It was occupied most of the time until 68 CE and was destroyed by the Romans during the First Jewish-Roman War, possibly as late as 73 CE. It was later used by Jewish rebels during the Bar Kokhba Revolt. Today, the Qumran site is best known as the settlement nearest to the Qumran Caves where the Dead Sea Scrolls were hidden, caves in the sheer desert cliffs and beneath, in the marl terrace. The principal excavations at Qumran were conducted by Roland de Vaux in the 1950s, and several later digs have been carried out.

Since the 1967 Six Day War, Qumran has been managed by the Israel Nature and Parks Authority.
Qumran est un site archéologique de Cisjordanie géré par le parc national israélien de Qumran. Il est situé sur un plateau de marne sèche à environ 1,5 km de la rive nord-ouest de la mer Morte, près de la colonie et du kibboutz israéliens de Kalya.

L'établissement de la période hellénistique a été construit sous le règne du chef hasmonéen Jean Hyrcan (134-104 avant notre ère) ou un peu plus tard. Qumran était habitée par une communauté juive de la fin de la période du Second Temple, que la plupart des spécialistes identifient à la secte mystique des Esséniens, mais d'autres groupes ont également été suggérés. Le site a été occupé la plupart du temps jusqu'en 68 de notre ère et a été détruit par les Romains au cours de la première guerre judéo-romaine, peut-être même en 73 de notre ère. Il a ensuite été utilisé par des rebelles juifs lors de la révolte de Bar Kokhba. Aujourd'hui, le site de Qumrân est surtout connu pour être la colonie la plus proche des grottes de Qumrân, où ont été cachés les manuscrits de la mer Morte, grottes creusées dans les falaises abruptes du désert et, en dessous, dans la terrasse de marne. Les principales fouilles à Qumrân ont été menées par Roland de Vaux dans les années 1950, et plusieurs fouilles ultérieures ont été effectuées.

Depuis la guerre des Six Jours de 1967, Qumrân est géré par l'Autorité israélienne de la nature et des parcs.
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Qumran (Hebrew: קומראן; Arabic: خربة قمران Khirbet 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 1.5 km (1 mi) from the northwestern shore of the Dead Sea, near the Israeli settlement and kibbutz of Kalya.

The Hellenistic period settlement was constructed during the reign of Hasmonean leader John Hyrcanus (134–104 BCE) or somewhat later. Qumran was inhabited by a Jewish community of the late Second Temple period, which most scholars identify with the mystic sect of the Essenes; however, other groups were also suggested. It was occupied most of the time until 68 CE and was destroyed by the Romans during the First Jewish-Roman War, possibly as late as 73 CE. It was later used by Jewish rebels during the Bar Kokhba Revolt. Today, the Qumran site is best known as the settlement nearest to the Qumran Caves where the Dead Sea Scrolls were hidden, caves in the sheer desert cliffs and beneath, in the marl terrace. The principal excavations at Qumran were conducted by Roland de Vaux in the 1950s, and several later digs have been carried out.

Since the 1967 Six Day War, Qumran has been managed by the Israel Nature and Parks Authority.
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