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"For centuries travelers have been drawn to the stunning and mysterious Dead Sea and Jordan River, a region which is unlike any other on earth in its religious and historical significance. In this exceptionally engaging and readable book, Barbara Kreiger chronicles the natural and human history of these storied bodies of water, drawing on accounts by travelers, pilgrims, and explorers from ancient times to the present. She conveys the blend of spiritual, touristic, and scientific motivations that have driven exploration and describes the modern exploitation of the lake and the surrounding area through mineral extraction and agriculture. Today, both lake and river are in crisis, and stewardship of these water resources is bound up with political conflicts in the region. The Dead Sea and the Jordan River combines history, literature, travelogue, and natural history in a way that makes it hard to put down"--

Jordan River --- Dead Sea (Israel and Jordan) --- ash-Sharīʻah --- Aulon --- ha-Yarden --- Nahr al-Urdunn --- Baḥr al Mayyit (Israel and Jordan) --- Baḥrat Lūṭ (Israel and Jordan) --- Bahret Lut (Israel and Jordan) --- Birket Lut (Israel and Jordan) --- Buḥayrat Lūṭ (Israel and Jordan) --- East Sea (Israel and Jordan) --- Lacus Asphaltites (Israel and Jordan) --- Mar Morto (Israel and Jordan) --- Mer Morte (Israel and Jordan) --- Salt Sea (Israel and Jordan) --- Sea of the Plain (Israel and Jordan) --- Totes Meer (Israel and Jordan) --- Yam Ha Melah̲ (Israel and Jordan) --- Yam ham Mēlah (Israel and Jordan) --- History.