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The Dead Sea, the Legend, THE STAR
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The Star (Jordan, Middle East)
11-12-1998
SODOM LAKE, Dead Sea, the Saline Lake, are all different names for
the sameplace. Several communities and civilizations have originated there,
and have beenwashed away, in the area known today as the Dead Sea.
Situated 55 kilometers west of Amman, the Dead Sea is the lowest point
on earth, 400meters below sea level. Coming down from the mountains of
Amman, you will noticethe change in the atmospheric ...
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; Tovah Lazaroff Jerusalem Post 04-27-2001 Headline: A bitter end for the Dead Sea? Byline: Tovah Lazaroff Edition; Daily Section: Features Page: 02 Friday, April 27, 2001 -- The Dead Sea is dying of thirst.That might seem like a strange thought to the bathersfloating in the salt-laden, eerily calm
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