Qumran Qumran, also known as (Kumran) is located in the West Bank just south of Jerico. The Qumran settlement was on a dead-end road. It was a perfect location for the isolationist sect known as the Essenes to live. The Essenes were extreme sect of the Pharisees. Disapproving of the religious practises at Jerusalem, the Essenes … Continue reading Qumran