🧿 Qumran

Palestine · Asia · 31.74°N, 35.46°E

Quick facts

Country	Palestine
Continent / region	Asia
Coordinates (approx.)	31.74°N, 35.46°E · view on map
Distance to the equator	3,534 km north of it
Solar time	UTC+2:15 — read from longitude, so it is the sky's clock rather than the government's
Sun today (UTC)	Rises 03:59, sets 14:45 — 10 h 46 min of daylight

Qumran is located in Palestine, in Asia.

Closest archaeological sites

Khirbet Mazin — 6.9 km away
Hyrcania (fortress) — 9.2 km away
Hasmonean and Herodian royal winter palaces — 12 km away
Wadi Qelt Synagogue — 13 km away
Bethabara — 13 km away, in Jordan

Straight-line distances on a sphere, computed from the coordinates. A road would be longer.

More archaeological sites in Palestine

Ain el-Ghuweir · Al-Moghraqa · Alexandrium · Ancient underground quarry, Jordan Valley · Betar (ancient city) · Blakhiya Byzantine cemetery · Bull Site · Byzantine Church of Jabalia · Cave of the Patriarchs · Deir ed-Darb.

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