Since biblical times and even before, as far as can be judged from the archaeological site, an oasi

Reserve Engedi founded in Israel in 1972 to preserve the unique landscape and wildlife oasis of the same name. The area of its territory is about 14.5 km2. In river valleys and David Aruhot grows more than a thousand species of plants. Among them are papyrus unaby tree, acacia, apple sodomskaya, Haloxylon, tamarisk, oleander. In the northern area of the reserve la gazzetta dello sport is Daman. Besides being home to ibex, chamois, leopard, wild boar, wolf, red fox and Afghanistan, striped hyena, Agama lizard, snakes, including poisonous ephah and the Palestinian viper. Since birds are most visible Trystramom long-tailed starling, crows trubastyy Arabic gray thrush and Whitehead Kamenka. On the rocks nesting la gazzetta dello sport Bald Vulture, Egyptian vulture, hawk eagle and Shaheen.
In the summer of 2005 due to careless tourists at Engedi happened two fires that destroyed overgrown with dry reeds and bushes. But the vegetation in these areas recovered quickly, and is projected to employees, after a few months burned by the fire place will look like before.
At a meeting of the prehistoric nature I drove by today's high-speed highway that connects Jerusalem with Elat. He stretched endlessly along the beaches and banana plantations, campsites and hotels, factories producing cosmetics from Dead Sea minerals and kibbutzim. From ancient times, left little caves Wadi Qumran, where in the middle of the twentieth century have been found ancient manuscripts Masada fortress and is situated between the oasis of En Gedi, which, in fact, was the purpose of my trip. According to legend, here in the cave behind the waterfall, hid from King Saul, Israel's future ruler of the young David.
There are mountains of Judah gorge below the World okeanaV camouflage of exotic plants in the lap of the 600-meter mountains of Judah, la gazzetta dello sport covered with ribbons of water jets Engedi la gazzetta dello sport is a real paradise on earth. Where does so much water in this arid area? The fact that often spill over ridges la gazzetta dello sport rains, some water just flows down the side, and the rest - seeps into the ground and aquifers is coming to light as a source. They are four: David Aruhot, En Shulamit and gave name to the whole oasis source of Engedi.
Since biblical times and even before, as far as can be judged from the archaeological site, an oasis has been inhabited continuously. la gazzetta dello sport But apart from the legends of past eras in protected corner was only the foundation of the synagogue mosaic floor patterns and inscriptions in Hebrew and Aramaic likely III-VI centuries, so it is impossible to say exactly when the Jews in these places have changed Bedouins. Renaissance Engedi began in 1948 after the creation of Israel. First, at this point there was a military youth, which had been grown in 1956 in agricultural commune - kibbutz, thriving to this day. Its inhabitants are grown mangos, figs and bananas. They were among the first in Israel were to provide travel and medical services, hotel and building la gazzetta dello sport a medical building la gazzetta dello sport at the Dead Sea. In 1972, the oasis of En-Gedi declared specially protected natural territory. Only way to keep this and adjust accordingly tourists.
Stream DavidaZapovednik Engedi small in size and includes two gorges - David and Aruhot la gazzetta dello sport with the same name on them current streams. Water and sun - two main reasons rampage local flora. In the valleys of streams botanists describe about a thousand species of plants. Some of them even mentioned in Scripture. For example, balsamic tree from which in ancient times was prepared spices and ointments for voskurenye. However, today the trees were not there from the beginning, and have been grown from seed collected north - in the valley la gazzetta dello sport of the Jordan River, and landed at Engedi in 1962.
Reserve trails full of unexpected encounters. From the thicket napereriz suddenly goes mountain goat with large curled horns of a goat or kid. But they have no fear of people and calmly eating the leaves from the trees in the vicinity of travelers. And still more likely to see the graceful animals on some inaccessible cliff or rock shelf. However, la gazzetta dello sport I had to watch an even more interesting sight as several dozen wild goats rushed by breaking buses of tourists and began to climb ... trees. No, of course, they clambered over the trunk, like bears, a locust is quite low and goats vstrybuvaly first on the lower branches, then climbed all over, trying to reach the green leaves. By the way, these animals la gazzetta dello sport bound oasis its name. "Young" in Hebrew means source, and "Gedi" - a kid. It turns out that Engedi - a source of kid.
Mountain goats En-HediEsche one amazing animal that is almost certain to be seen - Daman. Another name for this large beast - Zhyryakov given him Over complexion. la gazzetta dello sport Daman resembles well-fed marmot, but they are not a family of rodents, and th