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Judaean Desert Location of Judaean Desert in Israel and the West Bank in red. The Judaean Desert or Judean Desert (Arabic: برية الخليل, romanized: Bariyat al-Khalil, Hebrew: מִדְבַּר יְהוּדָה, romanized: Midbar Yehuda) is a desert in the West Bank and Israel that lies east of the Judaean Mountains, so east of Jerusalem, and descends to the Dead Sea.
Rapid urbanization as well as overforestation (planting many dense eucalyptus and pine forests) have caused the destruction of many natural habitats in modern times. One of the most famous examples of habitats destroyed is the drying of swamps including the Hula lake which caused the local extinction of the European water vole and jungle cat.
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Judaean Desert (5 C, 41 P) N. Negev (39 P) Pages in category "Deserts of Israel" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.
Articles relating to the Judaean Desert, a desert in Israel and the West Bank that lies east of Jerusalem and descends to the Dead Sea. Major urban areas in the region include Jerusalem, Bethlehem , the Gush Etzion , Jericho and Hebron .
This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Judea יְהוּדָה Region Coordinates: 31°40′N 35°00′E / 31.667°N 35.000°E / 31.667; 35.000 Location Southern Levant Part of Palestine Israel Native name יְהוּדָה Highest elevation 1,020 m or 3,350 ft (Mount Hebron) Judea or Judaea is a mountainous region of ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 4 February 2025. Caves in the West Bank Cave 4Q with other caves in the background The Qumran Caves are a series of caves, both natural and artificial, found around the archaeological site of Qumran in the Judaean Desert. It is in these caves that the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered. Israel Nature and ...