. "Qumran (Hebrew: \u05E7\u05D5\u05DE\u05E8\u05D0\u05DF\u200E; Arabic: \u062E\u0631\u0628\u0629 \u0642\u0645\u0631\u0627\u0646\u200E Khirbet Qumran) is an archaeological site in the West Bank managed by Israel's Qumran National Park. It is located on a dry plateau about a mile 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 John Hyrcanus, 134-104 BCE or somewhat later, and was occupied most of the time until it was destroyed by the Romans in 68 CE or shortly after."@en . .