Dead Sea - 5 Things to Know Before Visiting
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About Dead Sea
The surface and the shores of the dead sea are 425 meters below the sea level, making it Earth's lowest elevation on land. It is also one of the saltiest water bodies in the world- 9.6 times as salty as the oceans making plant and animal life impossible in Dead Sea.
Attractions Near Dead Sea
Ma'in Hot Springs
14.16km from Dead Sea
A series of hot mineral springs and waterfalls located 264 meters (866 feet) below sea level. The springs contains important elements such as sodium, calcium, chloride, radon, hydrogen sulfide and carbon dioxide.
Fortress of Machaerus
14.35km from Dead Sea
A fortified hilltop palace, it is the location of the imprisonment and execution of John the Baptist. It was originally built by the Hasmonean king, Alexander Jannaeus (104 BC-78 BC) in about the year 90 BC. The hilltop, which stands about 1,100 meters above Dead Sea level, is surrounded on all sides by deep ravines which provide great natural strength.
Rainbow Magic Land
30.45km from Dead Sea
MagicLand is an Italian amusement park, opened on May 26, 2011, in Valmontone in the metropolitan city of Rome. The theme park was inaugurated on May 25, 2011, and was opened to the public on May 26, 2011. From 2011 to 2018 the park was involved in various changes of the administrative body. Since 2019 MagicLand is under the management of Pillarstone Italy. It has so many interesting rides and also you can spend a nice time there.
Wadi Bin Hammad
32.19km from Dead Sea
A Hot Spring hidden deep in a large valley with lush vegetation, hanging gardens, palm trees, and plenty of water running through a narrow gorge.
Mount Nebo
33.33km from Dead Sea
It is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible as the place where Moses was granted a view of the Promised Land. The West Bank city of Jericho and Jerusalem are visible from the summit on a very clear day.
St George's Greek Orthodox Church
35.17km from Dead Sea
The Madaba Map, also known as the Madaba Mosaic Map, is part of a floor mosaic in the church. The Madaba Map is of the Middle East, and part of it contains the oldest surviving original cartographic depiction of the Holy Land and especially Jerusalem. It dates to the 6th century AD.
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Numerous civilizations existed on the soils of Madaba. Most prominent are the Moabites, Nabateans, Romans, and the Arab Muslim empires.
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Nele Lenze
2018-02-26
Dead Sea is 430 meters below sea level and a lake between Jordan and Israel. We accessed it from the Jordanien side. There is a public beach but the most comfortable access is from one of the many resorts along the long road because you can have a good shower and rest after soaking in the mud. The salinity is almost 35 percent and its salt has healing powers and makes your skin smooth and clean. When you drive down to the Dead Sea from the mountains, the pressure of the air changes so much that you can feel it in your ears just like when you are landing with plane.
Be sure to not have any wounds or tiny scratches because they will burn very much once in contact with the salty water.