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Jordan River & the Dead Sea: How the River Feeds a Salt Lake

The Jordan River threads south from the snows of Mount Hermon to the lowest land on Earth, the Dead Sea—about

Antarctica is Earth’s southernmost continent—a vast, windswept wilderness about the size of the United States and Mexico combined. It holds

The Dead Sea’s shores stretch along Israel/West Bank to the west and Jordan to the east, meeting at Earth’s lowest

The Dead Sea Scrolls are among the most important archaeological discoveries of the 20th century. Found in caves near Qumran

The Dead Sea is a small lake with a big reputation. Straddling Jordan to the east and Israel and the

A cliff-top village east of Yerevan, Garni balances raw geology and living history. Above the Azat River bends, you’ll find

UNESCO is the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. Born in the aftermath of World War II, it was

Nestled deep in Georgia’s Caucasus Mountains, Mestia (მესტია) is the small highland hub of Upper Svaneti — a place of

The Dead Sea is famous for a simple, almost magical moment: you lean back and—without kicking—you bob to the surface

The Dead Sea, straddling Israel, the West Bank, and Jordan, is famous for water so dense you float without trying.