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]