How far one should go down to reach the Dead Sea? About 400 meters below sea level. How deep is the lake salty? Interesting? Of course! Every detail about the Dead Sea is interesting.
Here are some more facts: The Dead Sea is the lowest point on earth in every land (417 meters below sea level, to be exact). The amount of water that evaporates from it is greater than that flowing into it, so that this body of water has the highest concentration of salt in the world (340 grams per liter of water). It is called the Dead Sea because of salinity prevents the existence of every form of life on the lake.
Surrounding areas
In addition to the two therapeutic beaches (Neve Zohar and Ein Bokek) large tourism centers have been established, providing the most pampering tourism services.
You'll find dozens of hotels, hostels and guest houses, restaurants and shopping centers, as well as surprising tourism enterprises that offer a variety of challenging activities (jeep and bicycle travel, tourism and hospitality Bedouin camel, rappelling and more), in addition to arts and cultural activities ( galleries and artist studios), and of course the unique agriculture, adapted to local climate.
The Dead Sea is on the edge of the Judean desert, a hot and barren area at the foot of Ha-He'etekim cliff, which is also an important center of desert tourism. Coastline is dotted with many springs, surrounded by wild plants. Special combination that has formed in this place, between desert landscapes and oasies with water plants abound, and animals, attracts both the eye and the heart and attracts many tourists to sites such as Mt. Sdom, Nakhal dan Darga, Ein Gedi nature reserve by and Einot Tsukim (Ein Fashkha) backup.
In addition to liver natural sites there are also some purely historic sites of great importance in the past Israel, which maintains the old charm of this area. Among the most prominent sites are the Massada fortress, ancient Ein Gedi and Qumran cave site where ancient scrolls were found, including the Dead Sea scrolls, which offer some insights into early Christianity and the Essenes sect that lived at the site and considered the beginning of Christian monasticism .
A tour of the Dead Sea region would not be complete without a visit to the monasteries built on a superb cliff wall. Many believers wanted to devote themselves to God and the Judean desert became the ideal destination for monks, who built phenomenal monasteries, some of them carved in stone from the cliff face of the desert.
Healing Power of Dead Sea
The Dead Sea can also be called "the lowest health spa in the world." Sea salt is produced from the southern to the industry, and in the northern part of promoting tourism and good health. Composition of salts and minerals in the water is what makes it so unique and beneficial to the body.
Seabed also has deposits of black mud that is easy to spread on the body and provide the skin with nourishing minerals. For more information about the healing qualities of Dead Sea
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