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Judean Desert is a famous desert situated in the east of Israel , between the mountains of Judah and the Dead Sea. About the Judean Desert - The Judean Desert is bounded by Judean Mountains and cities of Ramallah and Arad on the west and cliffs, below which begins the Dead Sea on the east. more »
Annual precipitation in the middle of Judean Desert is only 250 mm. There are famous valleys in the Judean Desert: valley of Nachal Kumran and Vadi Murabba'at. In Vadi Murabba'at the oldest described scrolls in the world - the Dead Sea Scrolls - were found. Among other tourist attractions of the Judean Desert belong, for example Kumran caves, an oasis of En Gedi and the monastery Nachal Kidron..