{"id":4581,"date":"2018-12-17T20:57:39","date_gmt":"2018-12-17T18:57:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adssc.org\/en\/?page_id=4581"},"modified":"2026-02-06T10:53:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T08:53:12","slug":"branches","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.adssc.org\/en\/branches\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4581\" class=\"elementor elementor-4581\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f014ed1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"f014ed1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-53e9378 exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"53e9378\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-705dd2c exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"705dd2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Dead Sea and Arava Science Center is a multidisciplinary research center operating within the Israeli desert. Its main goals are to advance knowledge, resilience, and applied solutions for life in extreme conditions. The DSASC combines basic research with applied development, public policy, community education, and regional and international collaborations. Its unique research approach combines fieldwork, a holistic concept of sustainability, and research of life in the desert. The research center offers a desert setting, research alongside community outreach, a universal perspective on extreme environments, and interdisciplinary teams, backed by core values \u200b\u200bof sharing, place attachment, passion for knowledge, innovation, and integrity. DSASC&#8217;s moto: Prosperity begins with knowledge \u2013 harnessing the wisdom of the desert for the benefit of the world.<\/p><p>The DSASC covers an expansive area measuring approximately 30% of the State of Israel and is under the jurisdiction of five municipalities: Dead Sea Scrolls, Tamar, Central Arava, Eilot Region, and Mitzpe Ramon.<\/p><p>The DSASC operates in four branches:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5c695b4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"5c695b4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element 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href=\"https:\/\/www.adssc.org\/en\/dead-sea\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1332\" height=\"762\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adssc.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/\u05e9\u05dc\u05d5\u05d7\u05ea-\u05d9\u05dd-\u05d4\u05de\u05dc\u05d7.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-6708\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adssc.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/\u05e9\u05dc\u05d5\u05d7\u05ea-\u05d9\u05dd-\u05d4\u05de\u05dc\u05d7.jpg 1332w, https:\/\/www.adssc.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/\u05e9\u05dc\u05d5\u05d7\u05ea-\u05d9\u05dd-\u05d4\u05de\u05dc\u05d7-600x343.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.adssc.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/\u05e9\u05dc\u05d5\u05d7\u05ea-\u05d9\u05dd-\u05d4\u05de\u05dc\u05d7-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.adssc.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/\u05e9\u05dc\u05d5\u05d7\u05ea-\u05d9\u05dd-\u05d4\u05de\u05dc\u05d7-1024x586.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.adssc.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/\u05e9\u05dc\u05d5\u05d7\u05ea-\u05d9\u05dd-\u05d4\u05de\u05dc\u05d7-768x439.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1332px) 100vw, 1332px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.adssc.org\/en\/dead-sea\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tDead Sea\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-4598 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-extensions\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.adssc.org\/en\/central-arava\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1332\" height=\"762\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adssc.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Arava_A1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-6779\" alt=\"\" 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href=\"https:\/\/www.adssc.org\/en\/mitzpe-ramon\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1332\" height=\"762\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adssc.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/RAMON-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-6781\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adssc.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/RAMON-1.jpg 1332w, https:\/\/www.adssc.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/RAMON-1-600x343.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.adssc.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/RAMON-1-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.adssc.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/RAMON-1-1024x586.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.adssc.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/RAMON-1-768x439.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1332px) 100vw, 1332px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.adssc.org\/en\/mitzpe-ramon\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tMitzpe Ramon\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-4582 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-extensions\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.adssc.org\/en\/eilot\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adssc.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Eilot-1A-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-6780\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adssc.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Eilot-1A-1.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.adssc.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Eilot-1A-1-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.adssc.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Eilot-1A-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.adssc.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Eilot-1A-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, 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