Jordan River
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The Jordan River or River Jordan, also known as Nahr Al-Sharieat, is a 251-kilometre-long endorheic river in the Levant that flows roughly north to south through the Sea of Galilee and drains to the D
Jordan River
Aerial view, 1938
Coloured postcard of the Jordan River, by Karimeh Abbud, c. 1925
Rafting on Jordan River, northern Galilee
Dead Sea
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The Dead Sea, also known by other names, is a landlocked salt lake bordered by Jordan to the east, the West Bank to the west and Israel to the southwest. It lies in the endorheic basin of the Jordan R
Jordan River
…الشريعة), is a 251-kilometre-long (156 mi) endorheic river in the Levant that flows roughly north to south through the Sea of Galilee and drains to the Dead Sea. The river passes by or through Jordan, Syria, Israel, and Palestine. Jordan and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights border the river to the east, while…
A view of the sea from the Jordanian shore with the hills of the West Bank in the background
The Jordanian shore of the Dead Sea, showing salt deposits left behind by falling water levels
NASA photo showing depth of the Dead Sea basin (slightly below center). The Mediterranean Sea is on the right, with the Suez Canal visible connecting it to the Red Sea on left (slightly above center).
Halite deposits (and teepee structure) along the western Dead Sea coast