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EARTH Israel -- 23 Jul 2009 -- Part of the Dead Sea and parts of Israel and Jordan photographed from the International Space Station -- Picture by Lightroom Photos / NASA
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Judean desert, Israel, bordered by Mts.of Judea and the Dead Sea on the west.Ein Gedi, Qumran, the Dead Sea Scrolls, Masada, Mar Saba Monastery, Kingdom of Judah, Torah narrative, Patriarchs, Roman province of Judea, Jesus' sojourn in the Desert, mountainous and arid sparsely populated .Desert Flora and Fauna
Judean desert, Israel, bordered by Mts.of Judea and the Dead Sea on the west.Ein Gedi, Qumran, the Dead Sea Scrolls, Masada, Mar Saba Monastery, Kingdom of Judah, Torah narrative, Patriarchs, Roman province of Judea, Jesus' sojourn in the Desert, mountainous and arid sparsely populated .Desert Flora and Fauna
Judean desert, Israel, bordered by Mts.of Judea and the Dead Sea on the west.Ein Gedi, Qumran, the Dead Sea Scrolls, Masada, Mar Saba Monastery, Kingdom of Judah, Torah narrative, Patriarchs, Roman province of Judea, Jesus' sojourn in the Desert, mountainous and arid sparsely populated .Desert Flora and Fauna
Judean desert, Israel, bordered by Mts.of Judea and the Dead Sea on the west.Ein Gedi, Qumran, the Dead Sea Scrolls, Masada, Mar Saba Monastery, Kingdom of Judah, Torah narrative, Patriarchs, Roman province of Judea, Jesus' sojourn in the Desert, mountainous and arid sparsely populated .Desert Flora and Fauna
Judean desert, Israel, bordered by Mts.of Judea and the Dead Sea on the west.Ein Gedi, Qumran, the Dead Sea Scrolls, Masada, Mar Saba Monastery, Kingdom of Judah, Torah narrative, Patriarchs, Roman province of Judea, Jesus' sojourn in the Desert, mountainous and arid sparsely populated .Desert Flora and Fauna
Judean desert, Israel, bordered by Mts.of Judea and the Dead Sea on the west.Ein Gedi, Qumran, the Dead Sea Scrolls, Masada, Mar Saba Monastery, Kingdom of Judah, Torah narrative, Patriarchs, Roman province of Judea, Jesus' sojourn in the Desert, mountainous and arid sparsely populated .Desert Flora and Fauna
Judean desert, Israel, bordered by Mts.of Judea and the Dead Sea on the west.Ein Gedi, Qumran, the Dead Sea Scrolls, Masada, Mar Saba Monastery, Kingdom of Judah, Torah narrative, Patriarchs, Roman province of Judea, Jesus' sojourn in the Desert, mountainous and arid sparsely populated .Desert Flora and Fauna
Judean desert, Israel, bordered by Mts.of Judea and the Dead Sea on the west.Ein Gedi, Qumran, the Dead Sea Scrolls, Masada, Mar Saba Monastery, Kingdom of Judah, Torah narrative, Patriarchs, Roman province of Judea, Jesus' sojourn in the Desert, mountainous and arid sparsely populated .Desert Flora and Fauna
Judean desert, Israel, bordered by Mts.of Judea and the Dead Sea on the west.Ein Gedi, Qumran, the Dead Sea Scrolls, Masada, Mar Saba Monastery, Kingdom of Judah, Torah narrative, Patriarchs, Roman province of Judea, Jesus' sojourn in the Desert, mountainous and arid sparsely populated .Desert Flora and Fauna
Judean desert, Israel, bordered by Mts.of Judea and the Dead Sea on the west.Ein Gedi, Qumran, the Dead Sea Scrolls, Masada, Mar Saba Monastery, Kingdom of Judah, Torah narrative, Patriarchs, Roman province of Judea, Jesus' sojourn in the Desert, mountainous and arid sparsely populated .Desert Flora and Fauna
Judean desert, Israel, bordered by Mts.of Judea and the Dead Sea on the west.Ein Gedi, Qumran, the Dead Sea Scrolls, Masada, Mar Saba Monastery, Kingdom of Judah, Torah narrative, Patriarchs, Roman province of Judea, Jesus' sojourn in the Desert, mountainous and arid sparsely populated .Desert Flora and Fauna
Judean desert, Israel, bordered by Mts.of Judea and the Dead Sea on the west.Ein Gedi, Qumran, the Dead Sea Scrolls, Masada, Mar Saba Monastery, Kingdom of Judah, Torah narrative, Patriarchs, Roman province of Judea, Jesus' sojourn in the Desert, mountainous and arid sparsely populated .Desert Flora and Fauna
Judean desert, Israel, bordered by Mts.of Judea and the Dead Sea on the west.Ein Gedi, Qumran, the Dead Sea Scrolls, Masada, Mar Saba Monastery, Kingdom of Judah, Torah narrative, Patriarchs, Roman province of Judea, Jesus' sojourn in the Desert, mountainous and arid sparsely populated .Desert Flora and Fauna
Judean desert, Israel, bordered by Mts.of Judea and the Dead Sea on the west.Ein Gedi, Qumran, the Dead Sea Scrolls, Masada, Mar Saba Monastery, Kingdom of Judah, Torah narrative, Patriarchs, Roman province of Judea, Jesus' sojourn in the Desert, mountainous and arid sparsely populated .Desert Flora and Fauna
Judean desert, Israel, bordered by Mts.of Judea and the Dead Sea on the west.Ein Gedi, Qumran, the Dead Sea Scrolls, Masada, Mar Saba Monastery, Kingdom of Judah, Torah narrative, Patriarchs, Roman province of Judea, Jesus' sojourn in the Desert, mountainous and arid sparsely populated .Desert Flora and Fauna
Judean desert, Israel, bordered by Mts.of Judea and the Dead Sea on the west.Ein Gedi, Qumran, the Dead Sea Scrolls, Masada, Mar Saba Monastery, Kingdom of Judah, Torah narrative, Patriarchs, Roman province of Judea, Jesus' sojourn in the Desert, mountainous and arid sparsely populated .Desert Flora and Fauna
Judean desert, Israel, bordered by Mts.of Judea and the Dead Sea on the west.Ein Gedi, Qumran, the Dead Sea Scrolls, Masada, Mar Saba Monastery, Kingdom of Judah, Torah narrative, Patriarchs, Roman province of Judea, Jesus' sojourn in the Desert, mountainous and arid sparsely populated .Desert Flora and Fauna
Judean desert, Israel, bordered by Mts.of Judea and the Dead Sea on the west.Ein Gedi, Qumran, the Dead Sea Scrolls, Masada, Mar Saba Monastery, Kingdom of Judah, Torah narrative, Patriarchs, Roman province of Judea, Jesus' sojourn in the Desert, mountainous and arid sparsely populated .Desert Flora and Fauna
Judean desert, Israel, bordered by Mts.of Judea and the Dead Sea on the west.Ein Gedi, Qumran, the Dead Sea Scrolls, Masada, Mar Saba Monastery, Kingdom of Judah, Torah narrative, Patriarchs, Roman province of Judea, Jesus' sojourn in the Desert, mountainous and arid sparsely populated .Desert Flora and Fauna
Judean desert, Israel, bordered by Mts.of Judea and the Dead Sea on the west.Ein Gedi, Qumran, the Dead Sea Scrolls, Masada, Mar Saba Monastery, Kingdom of Judah, Torah narrative, Patriarchs, Roman province of Judea, Jesus' sojourn in the Desert, mountainous and arid sparsely populated .Desert Flora and Fauna
Judean desert, Israel, bordered by Mts.of Judea and the Dead Sea on the west.Ein Gedi, Qumran, the Dead Sea Scrolls, Masada, Mar Saba Monastery, Kingdom of Judah, Torah narrative, Patriarchs, Roman province of Judea, Jesus' sojourn in the Desert, mountainous and arid sparsely populated .Desert Flora and Fauna
Judean desert, Israel, bordered by Mts.of Judea and the Dead Sea on the west.Ein Gedi, Qumran, the Dead Sea Scrolls, Masada, Mar Saba Monastery, Kingdom of Judah, Torah narrative, Patriarchs, Roman province of Judea, Jesus' sojourn in the Desert, mountainous and arid sparsely populated .Desert Flora and Fauna
Judean desert, Israel, bordered by Mts.of Judea and the Dead Sea on the west.Ein Gedi, Qumran, the Dead Sea Scrolls, Masada, Mar Saba Monastery, Kingdom of Judah, Torah narrative, Patriarchs, Roman province of Judea, Jesus' sojourn in the Desert, mountainous and arid sparsely populated .Desert Flora and Fauna
Judean desert, Israel, bordered by Mts.of Judea and the Dead Sea on the west.Ein Gedi, Qumran, the Dead Sea Scrolls, Masada, Mar Saba Monastery, Kingdom of Judah, Torah narrative, Patriarchs, Roman province of Judea, Jesus' sojourn in the Desert, mountainous and arid sparsely populated .Desert Flora and Fauna
Judean desert, Israel, bordered by Mts.of Judea and the Dead Sea on the west.Ein Gedi, Qumran, the Dead Sea Scrolls, Masada, Mar Saba Monastery, Kingdom of Judah, Torah narrative, Patriarchs, Roman province of Judea, Jesus' sojourn in the Desert, mountainous and arid sparsely populated .Desert Flora and Fauna
Judean desert, Israel, bordered by Mts.of Judea and the Dead Sea on the west.Ein Gedi, Qumran, the Dead Sea Scrolls, Masada, Mar Saba Monastery, Kingdom of Judah, Torah narrative, Patriarchs, Roman province of Judea, Jesus' sojourn in the Desert, mountainous and arid sparsely populated .Desert Flora and Fauna
Judean desert, Israel, bordered by Mts.of Judea and the Dead Sea on the west.Ein Gedi, Qumran, the Dead Sea Scrolls, Masada, Mar Saba Monastery, Kingdom of Judah, Torah narrative, Patriarchs, Roman province of Judea, Jesus' sojourn in the Desert, mountainous and arid sparsely populated .Desert Flora and Fauna
Judean desert, Israel, bordered by Mts.of Judea and the Dead Sea on the west.Ein Gedi, Qumran, the Dead Sea Scrolls, Masada, Mar Saba Monastery, Kingdom of Judah, Torah narrative, Patriarchs, Roman province of Judea, Jesus' sojourn in the Desert, mountainous and arid sparsely populated .Desert Flora and Fauna
Judean desert, Israel, bordered by Mts.of Judea and the Dead Sea on the west.Ein Gedi, Qumran, the Dead Sea Scrolls, Masada, Mar Saba Monastery, Kingdom of Judah, Torah narrative, Patriarchs, Roman province of Judea, Jesus' sojourn in the Desert, mountainous and arid sparsely populated .Desert Flora and Fauna
Judean desert, Israel, bordered by Mts.of Judea and the Dead Sea on the west.Ein Gedi, Qumran, the Dead Sea Scrolls, Masada, Mar Saba Monastery, Kingdom of Judah, Torah narrative, Patriarchs, Roman province of Judea, Jesus' sojourn in the Desert, mountainous and arid sparsely populated .Desert Flora and Fauna
Judean desert, Israel, bordered by Mts.of Judea and the Dead Sea on the west.Ein Gedi, Qumran, the Dead Sea Scrolls, Masada, Mar Saba Monastery, Kingdom of Judah, Torah narrative, Patriarchs, Roman province of Judea, Jesus' sojourn in the Desert, mountainous and arid sparsely populated .Desert Flora and Fauna
Judean desert, Israel, bordered by Mts.of Judea and the Dead Sea on the west.Ein Gedi, Qumran, the Dead Sea Scrolls, Masada, Mar Saba Monastery, Kingdom of Judah, Torah narrative, Patriarchs, Roman province of Judea, Jesus' sojourn in the Desert, mountainous and arid sparsely populated .Desert Flora and Fauna
Judean desert, Israel, bordered by Mts.of Judea and the Dead Sea on the west.Ein Gedi, Qumran, the Dead Sea Scrolls, Masada, Mar Saba Monastery, Kingdom of Judah, Torah narrative, Patriarchs, Roman province of Judea, Jesus' sojourn in the Desert, mountainous and arid sparsely populated .Desert Flora and Fauna
Judean desert, Israel, bordered by Mts.of Judea and the Dead Sea on the west.Ein Gedi, Qumran, the Dead Sea Scrolls, Masada, Mar Saba Monastery, Kingdom of Judah, Torah narrative, Patriarchs, Roman province of Judea, Jesus' sojourn in the Desert, mountainous and arid sparsely populated .Desert Flora and Fauna
Judean desert, Israel, bordered by Mts.of Judea and the Dead Sea on the west.Ein Gedi, Qumran, the Dead Sea Scrolls, Masada, Mar Saba Monastery, Kingdom of Judah, Torah narrative, Patriarchs, Roman province of Judea, Jesus' sojourn in the Desert, mountainous and arid sparsely populated .Desert Flora and Fauna
Judean desert, Israel, bordered by Mts.of Judea and the Dead Sea on the west.Ein Gedi, Qumran, the Dead Sea Scrolls, Masada, Mar Saba Monastery, Kingdom of Judah, Torah narrative, Patriarchs, Roman province of Judea, Jesus' sojourn in the Desert, mountainous and arid sparsely populated .Desert Flora and Fauna
Judean desert, Israel, bordered by Mts.of Judea and the Dead Sea on the west.Ein Gedi, Qumran, the Dead Sea Scrolls, Masada, Mar Saba Monastery, Kingdom of Judah, Torah narrative, Patriarchs, Roman province of Judea, Jesus' sojourn in the Desert, mountainous and arid sparsely populated .Desert Flora and Fauna
Judean desert, Israel, bordered by Mts.of Judea and the Dead Sea on the west.Ein Gedi, Qumran, the Dead Sea Scrolls, Masada, Mar Saba Monastery, Kingdom of Judah, Torah narrative, Patriarchs, Roman province of Judea, Jesus' sojourn in the Desert, mountainous and arid sparsely populated .Desert Flora and Fauna
Judean desert, Israel, bordered by Mts.of Judea and the Dead Sea on the west.Ein Gedi, Qumran, the Dead Sea Scrolls, Masada, Mar Saba Monastery, Kingdom of Judah, Torah narrative, Patriarchs, Roman province of Judea, Jesus' sojourn in the Desert, mountainous and arid sparsely populated .Desert Flora and Fauna
Judean desert, Israel, bordered by Mts.of Judea and the Dead Sea on the west.Ein Gedi, Qumran, the Dead Sea Scrolls, Masada, Mar Saba Monastery, Kingdom of Judah, Torah narrative, Patriarchs, Roman province of Judea, Jesus' sojourn in the Desert, mountainous and arid sparsely populated .Desert Flora and Fauna
Judean desert, Israel, bordered by Mts.of Judea and the Dead Sea on the west.Ein Gedi, Qumran, the Dead Sea Scrolls, Masada, Mar Saba Monastery, Kingdom of Judah, Torah narrative, Patriarchs, Roman province of Judea, Jesus' sojourn in the Desert, mountainous and arid sparsely populated .Desert Flora and Fauna
Judean desert, Israel, bordered by Mts.of Judea and the Dead Sea on the west.Ein Gedi, Qumran, the Dead Sea Scrolls, Masada, Mar Saba Monastery, Kingdom of Judah, Torah narrative, Patriarchs, Roman province of Judea, Jesus' sojourn in the Desert, mountainous and arid sparsely populated .Desert Flora and Fauna
Judean desert, Israel, bordered by Mts.of Judea and the Dead Sea on the west.Ein Gedi, Qumran, the Dead Sea Scrolls, Masada, Mar Saba Monastery, Kingdom of Judah, Torah narrative, Patriarchs, Roman province of Judea, Jesus' sojourn in the Desert, mountainous and arid sparsely populated .Desert Flora and Fauna
Judean desert, Israel, bordered by Mts.of Judea and the Dead Sea on the west.Ein Gedi, Qumran, the Dead Sea Scrolls, Masada, Mar Saba Monastery, Kingdom of Judah, Torah narrative, Patriarchs, Roman province of Judea, Jesus' sojourn in the Desert, mountainous and arid sparsely populated .Desert Flora and Fauna
Judean desert, Israel, bordered by Mts.of Judea and the Dead Sea on the west.Ein Gedi, Qumran, the Dead Sea Scrolls, Masada, Mar Saba Monastery, Kingdom of Judah, Torah narrative, Patriarchs, Roman province of Judea, Jesus' sojourn in the Desert, mountainous and arid sparsely populated .Desert Flora and Fauna
Judean desert, Israel, bordered by Mts.of Judea and the Dead Sea on the west.Ein Gedi, Qumran, the Dead Sea Scrolls, Masada, Mar Saba Monastery, Kingdom of Judah, Torah narrative, Patriarchs, Roman province of Judea, Jesus' sojourn in the Desert, mountainous and arid sparsely populated .Desert Flora and Fauna
Judean desert, Israel, bordered by Mts.of Judea and the Dead Sea on the west.Ein Gedi, Qumran, the Dead Sea Scrolls, Masada, Mar Saba Monastery, Kingdom of Judah, Torah narrative, Patriarchs, Roman province of Judea, Jesus' sojourn in the Desert, mountainous and arid sparsely populated .Desert Flora and Fauna
Judean desert, Israel, bordered by Mts.of Judea and the Dead Sea on the west.Ein Gedi, Qumran, the Dead Sea Scrolls, Masada, Mar Saba Monastery, Kingdom of Judah, Torah narrative, Patriarchs, Roman province of Judea, Jesus' sojourn in the Desert, mountainous and arid sparsely populated .Desert Flora and Fauna
Judean desert, Israel, bordered by Mts.of Judea and the Dead Sea on the west.Ein Gedi, Qumran, the Dead Sea Scrolls, Masada, Mar Saba Monastery, Kingdom of Judah, Torah narrative, Patriarchs, Roman province of Judea, Jesus' sojourn in the Desert, mountainous and arid sparsely populated .Desert Flora and Fauna
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Description
The Dead Sea,also called the Salt Sea, is a salt lake bordering Jordan to the east and Israel and the West Bank to the west. Its surface and shores are 423 metres (1,388 ft) below sea level, the lowest elevation on the Earth's surface on dry land. The Dead Sea is 377 m (1,237 ft) deep, the deepest hypersaline lake in the world. With 33.7% salinity, it is also one of the world's saltiest bodies of water, It is 8.6 times saltier than the ocean.The Dead Sea is 67 kilometres (42 mi) long and 18 kilometres (11 mi) wide at its widest point. It lies in the Jordan Rift Valley, and its main tributary is the Jordan River. The Dead Sea has attracted visitors from around the Mediterranean basin for thousands of years. Biblically, it was a place of refuge for King David. It was one of the world's first health resorts and it has been the supplier of a wide variety of products, from balms for Egyptian mummification to potash for fertilizers. People also use the salt and the minerals from the Dead Sea to create cosmetics and herbal sachets. In 2009, 1.2 million foreign tourists visited on the Israeli side.
the Dead Sea, The salt sea, thew Great Rift Valley Jericho, Sodom and Gomorrah, ein gedi, King David, Lot and Lot's wife, Dead Sea Scrolls , Qumran, The Essenes, Masada, The Sea of Arabah, the Eastern Sea, Israel
Description
The Dead Sea,also called the Salt Sea, is a salt lake bordering Jordan to the east and Israel and the West Bank to the west. Its surface and shores are 423 metres (1,388 ft) below sea level, the lowest elevation on the Earth's surface on dry land. The Dead Sea is 377 m (1,237 ft) deep, the deepest hypersaline lake in the world. With 33.7% salinity, it is also one of the world's saltiest bodies of water, It is 8.6 times saltier than the ocean.The Dead Sea is 67 kilometres (42 mi) long and 18 kilometres (11 mi) wide at its widest point. It lies in the Jordan Rift Valley, and its main tributary is the Jordan River. The Dead Sea has attracted visitors from around the Mediterranean basin for thousands of years. Biblically, it was a place of refuge for King David. It was one of the world's first health resorts and it has been the supplier of a wide variety of products, from balms for Egyptian mummification to potash for fertilizers. People also use the salt and the minerals from the Dead Sea to create cosmetics and herbal sachets. In 2009, 1.2 million foreign tourists visited on the Israeli side.
the Dead Sea, The salt sea, thew Great Rift Valley Jericho, Sodom and Gomorrah, ein gedi, King David, Lot and Lot's wife, Dead Sea Scrolls , Qumran, The Essenes, Masada, The Sea of Arabah, the Eastern Sea, Israel
Description
The Dead Sea,also called the Salt Sea, is a salt lake bordering Jordan to the east and Israel and the West Bank to the west. Its surface and shores are 423 metres (1,388 ft) below sea level, the lowest elevation on the Earth's surface on dry land. The Dead Sea is 377 m (1,237 ft) deep, the deepest hypersaline lake in the world. With 33.7% salinity, it is also one of the world's saltiest bodies of water, It is 8.6 times saltier than the ocean.The Dead Sea is 67 kilometres (42 mi) long and 18 kilometres (11 mi) wide at its widest point. It lies in the Jordan Rift Valley, and its main tributary is the Jordan River. The Dead Sea has attracted visitors from around the Mediterranean basin for thousands of years. Biblically, it was a place of refuge for King David. It was one of the world's first health resorts and it has been the supplier of a wide variety of products, from balms for Egyptian mummification to potash for fertilizers. People also use the salt and the minerals from the Dead Sea to create cosmetics and herbal sachets. In 2009, 1.2 million foreign tourists visited on the Israeli side.
the Dead Sea, The salt sea, thew Great Rift Valley Jericho, Sodom and Gomorrah, ein gedi, King David, Lot and Lot's wife, Dead Sea Scrolls , Qumran, The Essenes, Masada, The Sea of Arabah, the Eastern Sea, Israel
Description
The Dead Sea,also called the Salt Sea, is a salt lake bordering Jordan to the east and Israel and the West Bank to the west. Its surface and shores are 423 metres (1,388 ft) below sea level, the lowest elevation on the Earth's surface on dry land. The Dead Sea is 377 m (1,237 ft) deep, the deepest hypersaline lake in the world. With 33.7% salinity, it is also one of the world's saltiest bodies of water, It is 8.6 times saltier than the ocean.The Dead Sea is 67 kilometres (42 mi) long and 18 kilometres (11 mi) wide at its widest point. It lies in the Jordan Rift Valley, and its main tributary is the Jordan River. The Dead Sea has attracted visitors from around the Mediterranean basin for thousands of years. Biblically, it was a place of refuge for King David. It was one of the world's first health resorts and it has been the supplier of a wide variety of products, from balms for Egyptian mummification to potash for fertilizers. People also use the salt and the minerals from the Dead Sea to create cosmetics and herbal sachets. In 2009, 1.2 million foreign tourists visited on the Israeli side.
the Dead Sea, The salt sea, thew Great Rift Valley Jericho, Sodom and Gomorrah, ein gedi, King David, Lot and Lot's wife, Dead Sea Scrolls , Qumran, The Essenes, Masada, The Sea of Arabah, the Eastern Sea, Israel
Description
The Dead Sea,also called the Salt Sea, is a salt lake bordering Jordan to the east and Israel and the West Bank to the west. Its surface and shores are 423 metres (1,388 ft) below sea level, the lowest elevation on the Earth's surface on dry land. The Dead Sea is 377 m (1,237 ft) deep, the deepest hypersaline lake in the world. With 33.7% salinity, it is also one of the world's saltiest bodies of water, It is 8.6 times saltier than the ocean.The Dead Sea is 67 kilometres (42 mi) long and 18 kilometres (11 mi) wide at its widest point. It lies in the Jordan Rift Valley, and its main tributary is the Jordan River. The Dead Sea has attracted visitors from around the Mediterranean basin for thousands of years. Biblically, it was a place of refuge for King David. It was one of the world's first health resorts and it has been the supplier of a wide variety of products, from balms for Egyptian mummification to potash for fertilizers. People also use the salt and the minerals from the Dead Sea to create cosmetics and herbal sachets. In 2009, 1.2 million foreign tourists visited on the Israeli side.
the Dead Sea, The salt sea, thew Great Rift Valley Jericho, Sodom and Gomorrah, ein gedi, King David, Lot and Lot's wife, Dead Sea Scrolls , Qumran, The Essenes, Masada, The Sea of Arabah, the Eastern Sea, Israel
Description
The Dead Sea,also called the Salt Sea, is a salt lake bordering Jordan to the east and Israel and the West Bank to the west. Its surface and shores are 423 metres (1,388 ft) below sea level, the lowest elevation on the Earth's surface on dry land. The Dead Sea is 377 m (1,237 ft) deep, the deepest hypersaline lake in the world. With 33.7% salinity, it is also one of the world's saltiest bodies of water, It is 8.6 times saltier than the ocean.The Dead Sea is 67 kilometres (42 mi) long and 18 kilometres (11 mi) wide at its widest point. It lies in the Jordan Rift Valley, and its main tributary is the Jordan River. The Dead Sea has attracted visitors from around the Mediterranean basin for thousands of years. Biblically, it was a place of refuge for King David. It was one of the world's first health resorts and it has been the supplier of a wide variety of products, from balms for Egyptian mummification to potash for fertilizers. People also use the salt and the minerals from the Dead Sea to create cosmetics and herbal sachets. In 2009, 1.2 million foreign tourists visited on the Israeli side.
the Dead Sea, The salt sea, thew Great Rift Valley Jericho, Sodom and Gomorrah, ein gedi, King David, Lot and Lot's wife, Dead Sea Scrolls , Qumran, The Essenes, Masada, The Sea of Arabah, the Eastern Sea, Israel
Description
The Dead Sea,also called the Salt Sea, is a salt lake bordering Jordan to the east and Israel and the West Bank to the west. Its surface and shores are 423 metres (1,388 ft) below sea level, the lowest elevation on the Earth's surface on dry land. The Dead Sea is 377 m (1,237 ft) deep, the deepest hypersaline lake in the world. With 33.7% salinity, it is also one of the world's saltiest bodies of water, It is 8.6 times saltier than the ocean.The Dead Sea is 67 kilometres (42 mi) long and 18 kilometres (11 mi) wide at its widest point. It lies in the Jordan Rift Valley, and its main tributary is the Jordan River. The Dead Sea has attracted visitors from around the Mediterranean basin for thousands of years. Biblically, it was a place of refuge for King David. It was one of the world's first health resorts and it has been the supplier of a wide variety of products, from balms for Egyptian mummification to potash for fertilizers. People also use the salt and the minerals from the Dead Sea to create cosmetics and herbal sachets. In 2009, 1.2 million foreign tourists visited on the Israeli side.
the Dead Sea, The salt sea, thew Great Rift Valley Jericho, Sodom and Gomorrah, ein gedi, King David, Lot and Lot's wife, Dead Sea Scrolls , Qumran, The Essenes, Masada, The Sea of Arabah, the Eastern Sea, Israel
Description
The Dead Sea,also called the Salt Sea, is a salt lake bordering Jordan to the east and Israel and the West Bank to the west. Its surface and shores are 423 metres (1,388 ft) below sea level, the lowest elevation on the Earth's surface on dry land. The Dead Sea is 377 m (1,237 ft) deep, the deepest hypersaline lake in the world. With 33.7% salinity, it is also one of the world's saltiest bodies of water, It is 8.6 times saltier than the ocean.The Dead Sea is 67 kilometres (42 mi) long and 18 kilometres (11 mi) wide at its widest point. It lies in the Jordan Rift Valley, and its main tributary is the Jordan River. The Dead Sea has attracted visitors from around the Mediterranean basin for thousands of years. Biblically, it was a place of refuge for King David. It was one of the world's first health resorts and it has been the supplier of a wide variety of products, from balms for Egyptian mummification to potash for fertilizers. People also use the salt and the minerals from the Dead Sea to create cosmetics and herbal sachets. In 2009, 1.2 million foreign tourists visited on the Israeli side.
the Dead Sea, The salt sea, thew Great Rift Valley Jericho, Sodom and Gomorrah, ein gedi, King David, Lot and Lot's wife, Dead Sea Scrolls , Qumran, The Essenes, Masada, The Sea of Arabah, the Eastern Sea, Israel
Description
The Dead Sea,also called the Salt Sea, is a salt lake bordering Jordan to the east and Israel and the West Bank to the west. Its surface and shores are 423 metres (1,388 ft) below sea level, the lowest elevation on the Earth's surface on dry land. The Dead Sea is 377 m (1,237 ft) deep, the deepest hypersaline lake in the world. With 33.7% salinity, it is also one of the world's saltiest bodies of water, It is 8.6 times saltier than the ocean.The Dead Sea is 67 kilometres (42 mi) long and 18 kilometres (11 mi) wide at its widest point. It lies in the Jordan Rift Valley, and its main tributary is the Jordan River. The Dead Sea has attracted visitors from around the Mediterranean basin for thousands of years. Biblically, it was a place of refuge for King David. It was one of the world's first health resorts and it has been the supplier of a wide variety of products, from balms for Egyptian mummification to potash for fertilizers. People also use the salt and the minerals from the Dead Sea to create cosmetics and herbal sachets. In 2009, 1.2 million foreign tourists visited on the Israeli side.
the Dead Sea, The salt sea, thew Great Rift Valley Jericho, Sodom and Gomorrah, ein gedi, King David, Lot and Lot's wife, Dead Sea Scrolls , Qumran, The Essenes, Masada, The Sea of Arabah, the Eastern Sea, Israel
Description
The Dead Sea,also called the Salt Sea, is a salt lake bordering Jordan to the east and Israel and the West Bank to the west. Its surface and shores are 423 metres (1,388 ft) below sea level, the lowest elevation on the Earth's surface on dry land. The Dead Sea is 377 m (1,237 ft) deep, the deepest hypersaline lake in the world. With 33.7% salinity, it is also one of the world's saltiest bodies of water, It is 8.6 times saltier than the ocean.The Dead Sea is 67 kilometres (42 mi) long and 18 kilometres (11 mi) wide at its widest point. It lies in the Jordan Rift Valley, and its main tributary is the Jordan River. The Dead Sea has attracted visitors from around the Mediterranean basin for thousands of years. Biblically, it was a place of refuge for King David. It was one of the world's first health resorts and it has been the supplier of a wide variety of products, from balms for Egyptian mummification to potash for fertilizers. People also use the salt and the minerals from the Dead Sea to create cosmetics and herbal sachets. In 2009, 1.2 million foreign tourists visited on the Israeli side.
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Description
The Dead Sea,also called the Salt Sea, is a salt lake bordering Jordan to the east and Israel and the West Bank to the west. Its surface and shores are 423 metres (1,388 ft) below sea level, the lowest elevation on the Earth's surface on dry land. The Dead Sea is 377 m (1,237 ft) deep, the deepest hypersaline lake in the world. With 33.7% salinity, it is also one of the world's saltiest bodies of water, It is 8.6 times saltier than the ocean.The Dead Sea is 67 kilometres (42 mi) long and 18 kilometres (11 mi) wide at its widest point. It lies in the Jordan Rift Valley, and its main tributary is the Jordan River. The Dead Sea has attracted visitors from around the Mediterranean basin for thousands of years. Biblically, it was a place of refuge for King David. It was one of the world's first health resorts and it has been the supplier of a wide variety of products, from balms for Egyptian mummification to potash for fertilizers. People also use the salt and the minerals from the Dead Sea to create cosmetics and herbal sachets. In 2009, 1.2 million foreign tourists visited on the Israeli side.
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Description
The Dead Sea,also called the Salt Sea, is a salt lake bordering Jordan to the east and Israel and the West Bank to the west. Its surface and shores are 423 metres (1,388 ft) below sea level, the lowest elevation on the Earth's surface on dry land. The Dead Sea is 377 m (1,237 ft) deep, the deepest hypersaline lake in the world. With 33.7% salinity, it is also one of the world's saltiest bodies of water, It is 8.6 times saltier than the ocean.The Dead Sea is 67 kilometres (42 mi) long and 18 kilometres (11 mi) wide at its widest point. It lies in the Jordan Rift Valley, and its main tributary is the Jordan River. The Dead Sea has attracted visitors from around the Mediterranean basin for thousands of years. Biblically, it was a place of refuge for King David. It was one of the world's first health resorts and it has been the supplier of a wide variety of products, from balms for Egyptian mummification to potash for fertilizers. People also use the salt and the minerals from the Dead Sea to create cosmetics and herbal sachets. In 2009, 1.2 million foreign tourists visited on the Israeli side.
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Description
The Dead Sea,also called the Salt Sea, is a salt lake bordering Jordan to the east and Israel and the West Bank to the west. Its surface and shores are 423 metres (1,388 ft) below sea level, the lowest elevation on the Earth's surface on dry land. The Dead Sea is 377 m (1,237 ft) deep, the deepest hypersaline lake in the world. With 33.7% salinity, it is also one of the world's saltiest bodies of water, It is 8.6 times saltier than the ocean.The Dead Sea is 67 kilometres (42 mi) long and 18 kilometres (11 mi) wide at its widest point. It lies in the Jordan Rift Valley, and its main tributary is the Jordan River. The Dead Sea has attracted visitors from around the Mediterranean basin for thousands of years. Biblically, it was a place of refuge for King David. It was one of the world's first health resorts and it has been the supplier of a wide variety of products, from balms for Egyptian mummification to potash for fertilizers. People also use the salt and the minerals from the Dead Sea to create cosmetics and herbal sachets. In 2009, 1.2 million foreign tourists visited on the Israeli side.
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Israel, the Dead Sea, Sea of Salt, Great Rift Valley, Jordan Rift Valley, Syrio African Rift, Sodom and Gommorah, Lot, Pillar of salt, King Herod , Masada, Ein Gedi , Qumran, Dead Sea Scrolls, Essenes, Heliotherapy, psoriasis, cystic fibrosis, health spas, mud baths, unique resorts, potash, bromine, and salt
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derelict work camp along the shores of the Dead Sea
Israel, the Dead Sea, Sea of Salt, Great Rift Valley, Jordan Rift Valley, Syrio African Rift, Sodom and Gommorah, Lot, Pillar of salt, King Herod , Masada, Ein Gedi , Qumran, Dead Sea Scrolls, Essenes, Heliotherapy, psoriasis, cystic fibrosis, health spas, mud baths, unique resorts, potash, bromine, and salt
Israel, the Dead Sea, Sea of Salt, Great Rift Valley, Jordan Rift Valley, Syrio African Rift, Sodom and Gommorah, Lot, Pillar of salt, King Herod , Masada, Ein Gedi , Qumran, Dead Sea Scrolls, Essenes, Heliotherapy, psoriasis, cystic fibrosis, health spas, mud baths, unique resorts, potash, bromine, and salt
Israel, the Dead Sea, Sea of Salt, Great Rift Valley, Jordan Rift Valley, Syrio African Rift, Sodom and Gommorah, Lot, Pillar of salt, King Herod , Masada, Ein Gedi , Qumran, Dead Sea Scrolls, Essenes, Heliotherapy, psoriasis, cystic fibrosis, health spas, mud baths, unique resorts, potash, bromine, and salt
Israel, the Dead Sea, Sea of Salt, Great Rift Valley, Jordan Rift Valley, Syrio African Rift, Sodom and Gommorah, Lot, Pillar of salt, King Herod , Masada, Ein Gedi , Qumran, Dead Sea Scrolls, Essenes, Heliotherapy, psoriasis, cystic fibrosis, health spas, mud baths, unique resorts, potash, bromine, and salt