Dead Sea - Jorden

Amazing Natural Wonders,

Dead Sea is a salt late between the West Bank / Palestine / Israel to the west & Jordan to the East. At 420 meters below sea level, its shores are the lowest points on the earth that are on dry land. With 30% salinity. It is 8.6 times saltier than ocean. The salinity makes harsh environment where animals cannot flourish; hence it’s name. it is 67 Km long & 18km wide at widest points. It lies in the Jordan Rift valley & it’s main tributary is the Jordan River. 

The Dead Sea has attracted visitors from around the globe for thousands of years. Biblically, it was a place of refuge for King David. It was one of the world’s first health resorts (for Herod the great), & it has been the supplier of wide variety of products; from balms for Egyptian mummification to potash for fertilizers. People also used salt & minerals from Dead Sea to create cosmetics & herbal sachets.

The Dead Sea’s climate offers year-round sunny skies & dry air with low pollution. It has very minimal rainfall & the temp. avgas .somewhere between 32-39 Celsius in summer & 20-23 Celsius in winter. The region has weakened ultraviolet radiation, particularly the UVB (erythrogenic rays ),  an atmosphere characterized by high oxygen content due to the high barometric pressure. 

The dead sea has become major center for health research & treatment for several reasons.  The mineral content of the water, the very low content of pollens and other allergens in the atmosphere, the reduced UV component of solar radiation, & the higher atmospheric pressure at this great depth each have specific health effects. E.g. persons suffering reduced respiratory functions from diseases such as cystic fibrosis seem to benefit from the increased atmospheric pressure.

Sufferers of the skin disorder psoriasis also benefit from the ability to sunbathe for long period in the area due its positions below sea level & subsequent result that many of the sun’s harmful UV rays are reduced.  Thus, the region’s climate & low elevation have made it popular center for therapies mentioned below :

Climatotherapy :  Treatment which exploits local climatic features such as temperature, humidity, sunshine, barometric pressure.

Heliotherapy : Treatment that exploits biological effects of sun’s radiation. 

Thalassotherapy : Treatment that exploits bathing in Dead Sea Water.

Due to the popularity therapeutic & healing properties several companies have also shown interest in manufacturing & supplying dead sea salt as raw material for body & skin care products.

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