Dead Sea or the Dead Sea also known as the Salt Sea, is a salt lake is bordered by Jordan on the east, and Israel to the west. Surface and the beach is 422 meters (1385 feet) below sea level, the lowest elevation in the earth's surface. Dead Sea with a depth of 378 m (1240 ft), the deepest lake in the world. In this lake levels of 8.6 times saltier than the ocean. This makes a very dense environment in which life can not develop this didanau (plants and animals), then the name of the Dead Sea. Dead Sea (Dead Sea) is located in the Jordan Rift Valley, and its main tributary is the Jordan River.
The water has a density of 1.24 kg / L, making swimming difficult. You can even float didanau is, you can stretch out over the water without having to swim, leave your body and lentangkan then you will float in the lake water. And do not ever water goes into the mouth, much less exposed to the eyes, very salty and tender, do not try! Anyway there you can also berluluran with black mud!
According to religious pedigree, the Dead Sea near the ground where the prophet Lut lived (as the Christians are Abraham's nephew Lot). People in this area is considered bad for their acts of homosexuality, robbery and murder, and because God has ordained the punishment to the people of Lut (Lot) to this act. The penalty came when the three angels in the form of a handsome man who handed down by God, grounded scorch the area, including the wife of Lut (Lot) are not saved. Lut (Lot) and his sons survived the tsunami.
Around the Dead Sea there is a fairly luxurious hotel, when we tour there is the impression of a hot, dull, and thirst is not an issue. Because the hotel provides various facilities such as swimming pools clean, fresh drinks, beautiful gardens filled with flowers decoration and sometimes like a party at night, accompanied by music and singing.
